Plant Adaptations

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In what kind of environment would you find a plant that has an adaptation that allows it to store water?

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desert

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

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What is one adaptation plants develop to protect themselves from being eaten? Options: berries, thorns, vines, fruit.

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thorns

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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What adaptation would help a plant attract more insects?

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bright flowers

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

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Which plant structure supports a plant so it does not fall over?

seed

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leaves

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roots

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flowers

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roots

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In order to survive, plants that live in ____ places have structures to slow the loss of water. Options: wet, windy, dry, high

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dry

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

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What type of leaves slow the loss of water?

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All of the above (waxy, fewer, hairy) leaves slow the loss of water.

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What adaptation could help plants in a rainforest get more sun under a large canopy?

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climbing vines

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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Plants can respond to all of these stimuli except: sight of a predator, presence of light, force of gravity, presence of water.

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sight of a predator

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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Example of a plant responding to the stimulus of touch:

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vines coil around trees

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NGSS.4-LS1-1

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The leaves of a plant must grow toward the sunlight to complete

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photosynthesis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6