She Submit button. What does "Dinner is served" mean in this part of the selection? A The plant always eats dinner at the same time of day. B 7 Now the insect and the plant can both have dinner. C The insect cannot escape , so the plant can eat it. D It is time for the insect to drink the nectar in the plant. Each leaf has trigger hairs around the edges. The hairs look like little green fangs. If an insect comes close to the leaf and brushes against one of the hairs, the leaf will begin to close Once trapped if the insect attempts to get out, it will touch the hairs again. That will make the leaf shut even tighter. Escape is impossible. Dinner is servedl

## Step 1<br />The problem is a comprehension question based on a given text. The text describes a situation where an insect gets trapped by a plant's trigger hairs. The phrase "Dinner is served" is used metaphorically to indicate that the insect is now the plant's meal.<br /><br />## Step 2<br />We need to analyze each option in relation to the text to determine which one accurately interprets the meaning of "Dinner is served".<br /><br />## Step 3<br />Option A suggests that the plant eats at the same time every day. This is not supported by the text, as the text does not mention the plant's eating habits.<br /><br />## Step 4<br />Option B suggests that both the insect and the plant can have dinner. This is not supported by the text, as the text does not mention the plant eating.<br /><br />## Step 5<br />Option C suggests that the plant eats the insect because it cannot escape. This is supported by the text, as it describes the plant's mechanism for trapping and eating the insect.<br /><br />## Step 6<br />Option D suggests that it's time for the insect to drink nectar from the plant. This is not supported by the text, as the text does not mention the insect drinking nectar.