Plant Adaptations to Land

Plants that grow on land are called as

• aquatic plants

• Terrestrial plants

• Saprophytic plants

• Insectivorous plants

_____________ plant have air spaces in their stems and leaves.

• Cactus

• Terrestrial

• Aquatic

Cactus, Babool and Date palms grow in the

• swamps

• desert

• sea coast

• plains

Plants in areas with heavy rainfall have leaves

• that is green all year round and have drip tip

• that are shed in the autumn

• that are needle-like

Example of a plant that grows in swamps

• Pine

• Ashok

• Coconut

• Mangrove

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

These plants store water in their stems

• Plants in the desert

• Plants in plains

• Plants in mountains

• Plants in the sea Coast

Plants in the mountains have waxy coated needle-like shaped leaves to

• prevent insects from eating it

• prevent damages from snow

• to reduce water loss

Plants in swamps have roots that grow above the soil. These are known as

• breathing roots

• tap root

• fibrous root

A plant that grows on the sea coast

• Fir

• Teak

• Coconut

• Sheesham

Drylands that receive very little rain are called

• Plains

• Mountains

• desert

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4