Plant Adaptations

Helps the plant to anchor to the soil and get water and nutrients.

• Leaves

• Stems

• Roots

• Odd shapes

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NGSS.4-LS1-1

Helps the plant to transport water, nutrients, and food from their roots to their leaves.

• Leaves

• Roots

• Stems

• Small leaves

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Are the organs where plants use photosynthesis to produce their food.

• Leaves

• Stems

• Roots

• Detect Sunlight

What does it mean when a plant adapts?

• it grows on the rainforest floor or under water

• it changes itself to fit in better with its environment

• it grows giant leaves and has very bright flowers

• it converts its surroundings into a kinder climate

Why do plants adapt to their environments?

• in order to give the surrounding animals and people enough food to survive

• in order to get the water and sunlight they need to survive in a harsh environment

• in order to block sunlight from the floors of the ocean and the rainforest

• in order to grow very tall and to become as bright and colorful as they can

Why do some plants in the rainforest have bright flowers and grow close to the ground?

• to repeal any extra rainfall

• to get as much sunlight on their leaves as possible

• to keep animals and people away from them

• to attract birds and insects for pollination

Which feature of a rose helps it grow without being eaten by large animals?

• flowers with bright colors
• sharp thorns
• small seeds
• deep roots

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A nice smell is an adaptation that __________________.

• helps the plant keep water inside the leaves.
• pokes animals that try to eat the plant.
• attracts pollinators to the plant.

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CCSS.RI.2.5

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What is an adaptation?

• A feature that helps a plant grow.
• A feature that helps a living thing survive.
• A feature that helps a living thing walk.
• A feature that that helps only animals survive. 

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Animals disperse seeds by _________.

• eating seeds and dropping waste later on
• hiding seeds for late and not coming back for them
• catching seeds on their fur and carrying them to different places
• all of the above

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NGSS.5-LS2-1