1. Where are you not likely to find fruit flies? 1. Eating fruits off the bush or vine 2. Near a trash can filled with wet paper and other inorganic materials 3. Near a compost bin 4. Near a kitchen garbage can 2. Why will a paper cone inserted into a jar with a piece of rotting fruit in it work as a fly trap? 1. The flies will fly into the trap but won’t be able to get out. 2. The flies will get caught in the narrow opening of the cone and suffocate. 3. The fumes from the rotting fruit will strengthen through the opening of the funnel and will poison the fly. 4. The flies will view the contraption as a predator and avoid that area. 3. How should you store new soft fruit? 1. In a plastic bag 2. In a Tupperware container 3. In a brown paper bag 4. Outside at room temperature ________________ ________________ Answers: 1. B. Fruit flies feed on rotting fruit but are not attracted to inorganic materials. 2. A. Fruit flies can find their way into the jar through the cone, but they won’t be able to find their way out again. They will be stuck in the jar until you release them. 3. C. Keep new soft fruit in a brown paper bag to keep fruit flies at bay.