adaptations of plants

What is an adaptation?

• A feature that helps only 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.

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

Plants with spines and waxy leaves are well suited for life in which environment?

• Desert

• Tropical forest

• Grassland

Some plants have small leaves that help them do which of these?

• grow tall
• save water
• make seeds
  make seeds
• fall off in winter

Water lilies live in lakes and ponds. It is an example of

• Free floating plant

• Fixed plant

• Submerged plant

Leaves of underwater plants do not have stomata. One example of such a plant is....

• Lotus

• Hyacinth

• Hydrilla

• Water lettuce

Plants that grow in water

• Terrestrial plants

• Aquatic plants

• Aerial plants

The trees that do not shed their leaves are called

• Deciduous trees

• Evergreen trees

• Xerophytes

Plants that grow on land are called______

• Aquatic

• Terrestrial

• Habitat

• Mangrove

Trees that have cones are called

• coniferous trees

• deciduous tree

• evergreen tree

• mangrove tree