Plant Adaptations pt. 2

What are adaptations?

• The place a plant lives.

• Special features that allow plants to grow.

• The different kinds of plants.

• A name of a plant.

How do cactuses protect themselves?

• Living in the desert

• Waxy surface

• Spines

• They are not food

Why do plants lose their leaves in the fall?

• To conserve water and nutrients.

• To protect themselves from danger.

• To look pretty in the snow.

• The tree is dead.

How have underwater plants adapted to the water?

• They do not need food to live only water.

• They grow deeper and deeper

• They do not need sunlight.

• They are flexible and able to move in the water.

Why are coconut trees so tall?

• It can get more sunlight.

• The coconuts are harder to reach.

• That's just how it grows.

• It can have more rain.

How do the plants in the rainforest adapt to survive the large amount of water.

• Their leaves are not green they are brown.

• Their leaves are big, thick, and waxy.

• Their leaves have holes in them.

• Their leaves are small and waxy.

How do cattail seeds spread?

• They fly and float.

• They are spread by animals.

• They spread from fire.

• They don't spread.

Why are flowers brightly colored?

• The colors attract pollinators.

• The colors are pretty.

• The colors are bright because of the plant type.

• Animals and insects do not see color.

How does poison ivy defend itself?

• It produces a bad smell.

• It does not defend itself.

• It looks like other non-poisonous plants.

• It makes a toxin that causes rashes.

Why are some plants carnivorous (they eat animals or insects)?

• They like the challenge of hunting.

• The insects and animals are easier to eat.

• The soil does not have good nutrients.

• No plants are carnivorous.