Adaptation of plants and animals to their environment

Why do plants adapt to their environments?

• in order to give the surrounding animals and people enough food to survive

• in order to get the water and sunlight they need to survive in a harsh environment

• in order to block sunlight from the floors of the ocean and the rainforest

• in order to grow very tall and to become as bright and colorful as they can

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How do plants like water lilies float on the water?

• They have seeds that float.

• They have slippery leaves.

• They have an air space in the stems.

• They have poisonous leaves.

What is an adaptation?

• A feature that helps only a plant grow.

• A feature that helps a living thing survive.

• A feature that helps a living thing walk.

• A feature that that helps only animals survive.

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Behavioral adaptations are:

• Body parts that help a living thing survive in its environment
• Behaviors that help a living thing survive in its environment

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Physical adaptations are:

• Body parts that help a living thing survive in its environment
• Behaviors that help a living thing survive in its environment

An adaption that some plants have for

surviving dry conditions is -

• growing tall and producing many large

  leaves

• changing colours of leaves in autumn

• producing wax on stems and leaves

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Some grasses grow in hot dry areas. Why might they grow deep roots?

• to protect the plant from sun damage
• to take in as much light as possible
• to spread seeds to new places
• to reach water down below

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Why might some plants have thorns?

• to stay safe from animals that want to eat the plant
• to attract insects that spread pollen to other plants
• to take in nutrients from the air
• to provide shade for the plant

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Plants with spines and waxy leaves are well suited for life in which environment?

• Desert

• Tropical forest

• Grassland

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Which adaptation do plants in the desert not have? 

• spines
• bark
• thorns
• waxy stems