Plant Adaptations

Do plants with adaptations have more or less competition?

• Less

• More

What is a trait or characteristic that make an organism better suited to live in an environment.

• Mutation

• Change

• Adaptation

What two ways do we study plant adaptations?

• Pollination & Population

• Structure & Function

• Colors & Predators

Plant adaptations are usually modifications to what?

• Stem

• Roots

• Leaves

• All of the above

Conifer trees are usually found in what type of climate?

• Cold & Dry

• Dry & Warm

• Cold & Damp

• Warm & Damp

Why do conifer trees have needles?

• Needles also shed snow more easily and less likely to lose water in dry environments.

• Needles can be harmful to many predators that feed on the bark of these leaves.

• Needles create more surface area in order to create more photosynthesis.

Cacti are adapted to thrive where?

• hot and dry areas

• Hot and Damp areas

• Hot and humid areas

• cold and dry areas.

Why do cacti have deep large roots?

• The deep root of the cacti allows it to resist rainfall.

• In order to help the cacti to be stable in windy conditions.

• absorb water that is deep in the ground.

Some flowering plants survive year after year, these plants are called.

• Annuals

• Biannual

• Perennials

Why do perennials become dormant in the winter months?

• To conserve energy

• To avoid predators

• To survive the frost