Plant Adaptations

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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The roots absorb what for the plant? 

• Water and Nutrients
• Soil and Sun
• Warmth and Water
• Tap and Fibrous

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What part of the plant absorbs oxygen? 

• stem
• roots
• leaves
• flower

What is photosynthesis?

• a prossess used by plants to obtain food
• when cats explode
• chemidcal enegy
• another word for fungus

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Which is NOT a way seeds scatter?

• water
• wind
• animals eat fruit and seeds are deposited
• lightning

The tundra is very cold year round.  So plants will.... 

• grow together in a lump to protect from wind and cold. 
• have hair to keep them warm 
• "follow" the direction of the sun to stay warm and obtain a lot of sunlight for Photosynthesis. 
• All of the above.

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Deserts are hot and dry so an example of a plant adaptation here is... 

• long and deep root systems to absorb ground water 
• plants grow on each other to reach sunlight 
• dark in color to absorb sunlight 
• grow on each other to protect from wind 

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I have parachute like structures. What is likely my dispersal method?

• wind
• water 
• animals
• explosive action

I have hooks to cling to animal fur. What is likely my dispersal method?

• wind
• water 
• animals
• explosive action

Water lilies live in lakes and ponds. The lilies have very long stems. The picture above shows a water lily in a pond. How do long stems help water lilies live in ponds?

• They absorb food for the plant.

• They absorb water from the pond.

• They enable the pads and flower to reach sunlight.

• They prevent the plant from floating away.

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