PLANT HABITATS

Plants grow on land are called terrestrials.

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• FALSE

Photosynthesis is the process by which a plant makes its own food.

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• FALSE

Plants that grow in places with little amounts of water like deserts are called hydrophytes.

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• FALSE

Some xerophytes have long roots that grow deeper into the ground to absorb more water.

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Algae, lichens, mosses and wild lettuce grow in cold deserts.

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Which of the following DOES NOT describe the hot desert?

• very dry soil

• extreme temperatures

• limited sources of water

• high amounts of rainfall

It is dominated by the growth of trees but is also home to a diverse collection of plant life.

• swamp

• grassland

• forest

• desert

Because of the plants, a forest becomes a great storehouse of water.

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• FALSE

A tropical rainforest is characterized by dry climate due to very high amounts of rainfall that are experienced regularly throughout the whole year.

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• FALSE

Trees in tropical rainforest grow very tall and very close to each other, thus allowing very little sunlight to reach the ground.

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• FALSE