Plants in the deserts

1. Tick all the desert plants in the following list.

• a. reeds

• b. ghaf tree

• c. cactus

• d. aloe

2. Why does the cactus need to store water?

• a. To spray water to animals.

• b. To use it for trapping insects.

• c. To use when it's very hot or very dry outside.

3. What do you call the liquid inside an aloe plant leaves?

• a. glue

• b. water

• c. sap

• d. juice

4. Why are the roots of the ghaf tree very long?

• a. To anchor it to the ground.

• b.To absorb as much water as possible.

• c.To develop fibrous roots.

5. What type of tree is the "Tree of Life Bahrain"?

• a. aloe plant

• b. cactus

• c. water plant

• d. ghaf tree

6. Describe one way that thorns and spines help plants to survive in the desert.

• a. The spines stop animals from eating them.

• b. The thorns stop the flow of water in a plant.

• c. The thorns are where the water is stored in a desert plant.

7. Ghaf tree stores water in its waxy leaf, cactus and aloes store water in their leaves. Explain why desert plants have parts that store water in them?

8. Was there a question that you've missed or weren't able to answer correctly? Talk about it.