Plant Adaptations

Plants have different needs depending on where they live. In what kind of environment would you find a plant that has an adaptation that allows it to store water?

• rainforest

• grasslands

• tundra

• desert

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To protect themselves from being eaten, plants may develop special adaptations to keep animals away. What is one of these adaptations.

• berries

• thorns

• vines

• fruit

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Some plants rely on insects and birds to help them pollinate and reproduce. What adaptation would help a plant attract more insects?

• bright flowers

• green leaves

• sharp thorns

• tall stem

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

• seed

• leaves

• roots

• flowers

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In order to survive, plants that live in ____ places have structures to slow the loss of water.

• wet

• windy

• dry

• high

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What type of leaves slow the loss of water?

• waxy

• fewer

• hairy

• all of the above

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In a rainforest, the large canopy can block sunlight. Plants living under the canopy must be able to tolerate shade or adapt in order to get light. What adaptation could help plants get more sun?

• strong roots

• climbing vines

• needles

• spores

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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

Which of the following is an example of a plant responding to the stimulus of touch?

• trees grow flowers in the spring

• vines coil around trees

• roots grow down into the soil

• stems and leaves grow upward

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

• photosynthesis

• metamorphasis

• osmosis

• regeneration

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