Plant Adaptations

Maple trees have a star-shaped leaf.

• Acquired Trait

• Inherited Trait

Bamboo plants are one of the fastest

growing plants

• Acquired Trait

• Inherited Trait

A cactus was moved to a cool, wet climate.

It did not bloom.

• Acquired Trait

• Inherited Trait

The morning glory is a funnel-shaped flower that

is blue or blue-purple in color.

• Acquired Trait

• Inherited Trait

The soil was full of nutrients, so the pumpkins

grew very large this year

• Acquired Trait

• Inherited Trait

Strawberries can be planted as ground cover,

but they will not produce as much fruit.

• Acquired Trait

• Inherited Trait

Plants in the desert have adapted ___________________ and __________.

• to survive extreme temperatures

• to survive the various conditions

• very little rainfall

• to survive the harsh conditions

Plants of the tundra have to adapt ________________.

• to survive extreme temperatures

• to survive the various conditions

• to the hot and rainy conditions

• to survive the harsh conditions

Most of the plants are _______

(cone-bearing plants) like evergreens (leaves grow throughout the year).

• flowers

• conifers

• cacti

The __________ has all four seasons: spring, summer, fall, winter and the

forest changes through the seasons.

• Tropical Forest Plants

• Deciduous Forest Plants

• Desert Plants