Plant Survival and Adaptation

True or False: Plants have adaptations to help them survive, or live and grow, in different areas.

• True

• False

Adaptations are:

• special features that allow a plant or animal to live in a particular place or habitat.

• processes of making food in a plant.

• types of soil and minerals in the ground.

• mutations needed to join the X-men, like Wolverine.

True or False: Adaptations might make it very difficult for the plant to survive in a different place than where it is from.

• True

• False

Can you see a cactus living in the Arctic?

• Yes

• No

Where would you see a lot of really tall trees?

• rainforest

• grasslands

• desert

• the Arctic

What do plants need to grow and survive?

• sunlight

• heat

• water

• video games

What would happen if a plant has too much rain?

• It can "drown" or be pulled out of the soil and swept away.

• It will dry out and die.

• It will make extra sweet fruit.

• It will make a swimming pool for its children can swim in.

What happens if a plant does not have enough water?

• It will wither and die.

• It can "drown" or be pulled out of the soil and swept away.

• It will walk to a river or lake and get a drink of water.

• It will start making a lot of oxygen.

What happens if a plant gets too much heat?

• It will wither and die.

• It can "drown" or be pulled out of the soil and swept away.

• It will put on some sunblock and catch a tan.

• It will grab a winter coat to stay warm.

What will happen to a plant that gets too cold?

• It may be killed by the frost.

• It can "drown" or be pulled out of the soil and swept away.

• It will grab a winter coat and gloves to stay warm.

• It will turn on the heat and grab a blanket.