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

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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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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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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This plant was tipped on its side, it's roots continue to grow downward, and its stem up. This response to gravity is known as ______________.

• phototropism

• thigmotropism

• gravitropism

• hydrotropism

This plant is growing towards the light, this is an example of ___________.

• phototropism

• thigmotropism

• gravitropism

• hydrotropism

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This plant is growing its roots towards water, this is an example of ___________.

• phototropism

• thigmotropism

• gravitropism

• hydrotropism

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This plant is showing the turning or bending of a plant or other organism in response to a touch stimulus. It is known as _________________.

• phototropism

• thigmotropism

• gravitropism

• hydrotropism

A plant's response to an environmental stimuli is known as a _______.

• action

• tropism

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