Deserts - Adaptation of plants

What type of plants store water in the stems and leaves?

• Succulents

• Trees

• Shrubs

• Olive trees

Why do some plants only live for a short time?

• It gets too hot in the desert.

• They don't have water.

• So that they can avoid the drought.

Why do desert plants tend to grow slowly? Choose two correct answers.

• So that they make less food.

• So that they make more food.

• So that they lose a lot of water.

• They don't lose as much water.

True or false. Plants without leaves photosynthesize in their stems.

• True

• False

Plants in the desert have long roots so that they...

• take up more space

• help avoid deterioration of the soil

• provide food for animals underground

• absorb more water.

Why do some plants in the desert have spines or thorns?

• To make it difficult for the animals to eat.

• Makes them look pretty.

• To hurt a person.

Why do leaves and stems have a waxy coating on them?

• So animals don't eat them.

• Helps to reduce water loss.

• To make them look beautiful.

Why do some desert flowers open during the night?

• To attract pollinators that are more active when it is cool.

• To catch dew during the night.

• So animals can eat them.

True or false. Some plants have leaves that can turn to get away from the heat.

• True

• False

Choose two correct answers. Leaves have hair on them because...

• It reduces the amount of water loss.

• animals don't eat them.

• they reflect the sun's heat.

• to keep them warm.