Amazing Adaptations Part 1: Plants Review SC.5.L.15.1

All living things need

• water

• energy

• space to live

• money

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All organisms have unique characteristics and abilities that they use to help them survive and reproduce.

• True

• False

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Causes of environmental changes.

• human activities

• natural disasters

• new or invasive plants and animals

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Traits or characteristics of an organism that help it survive in a changing environment.

• adaptations

• habitats

• ecosystems

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A physical part of an organism

• structural adaptation

• behavioral adaptation

The way an organism acts or behaves.

• behavioral adaptation

• structural adaptation

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Why do desert plants have large, waxy stems?

• store water and prevent water loss

• warmth

• protection

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Why do desert plants have long spines?

• store water and prevent water loss

• warmth

• collect water and protect itself

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Why do tundra plants have shallow roots?

• the ground is frozen

• to stay warm

• for protection against animals

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Why do tundra plants have small, waxy leaves?

• to store and conserve water

• to stay warm

• for protection against animals

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