Drip, Drop, Roots On Top

Which picture shows what the weather is like in a rainforest?

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Which sentence tells how drip tips help a plant?

• Drip tips help rain soak the leaf.

• Drip tips are pointy ends of the leaf.

• Drip tips help water fall off the leaf.

How does a leaf's coating and tip help the plant survive in the rain?

• They dry off the plant.

• They slip and slide off the leaf.

• They stop rain from falling on the plant.

What does the word absorb mean?

• fall apart

• grow down

• take in

Why do roots grow above the ground in the rainforest? Complete the sentence.

Roots above the ground can get food before _______ moves it away.

• The soil

• the forest

• the rain

How do roots on top help a plant survive in the rain?

• They get food deep in the soil.

• They wash away with the rain.

• They absorb food on the ground.