Plant Adaptation

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

• Plant adaptation

• Tree adaptation

• flower adaptation

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Carnivorous plants eat?

• fish

• birds

• bugs

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Some trees remain green all year.

• True

• False

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Some grasses grow in hot dry areas. Why might they grow deep roots?

• to protect the plant from sun damage
• to take in as much light as possible
• to spread seeds to new places
• to reach water down below

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