Plant Adaptations

Ways plants adapt to thrive in the habitats where they live, is called?

• Plant adaptation

• Tree adaptation

• flower adaptation

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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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Why might some plants that grow on the shady rain forest floor have large leaves?

• to stay safe from predators

• to attract different animals

• to survive harsh winters with heavy snowfall

• to take in as much sunlight as possible

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Some trees shed their leaves in time for winter. Why is this adaptation useful?

• The trees save energy during the darker, colder months.

• The trees take in more sunlight through their branches.

• The trees attract animals to spread their seeds.

• The trees blend into their environment and hide.

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Plants in the rainforest have ​ (a)   (b)   because in the rainforest, plants will not dry out due to large amounts of rain.

• thinner

• cuticles

• mesophyll

• thicker

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Liana plants are woody vines that grow on trees in rainforests. These climbing plants are most likely adapted for

• preventing predators from eating beneficial insects

• growing through layers of foliage to reach available sunlight

• absorbing some of the nutrients found in the soil

• preventing trees from obtaining nutrients

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Adaptations that desert plants have include

• waxy cutticles

• hairy stems

• thin leaves

• short roots

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

• Desert

• Temperate forest

• Grassland

• Tropical Rainfroest

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Match the following plant adaptation with example

• Flower color

• Physiological

• Tropism

• Behavioral

• Blooming at night

• Structural

The rose of Jericho grows in dry areas. It curls up and lays DORMANT until there is enough water. What does DORMANT mean?

• flowering

• not active

• dead

• dried