Plant adaptations

What is the definition for adaptation?

• a special feature a living thing has that helps it survive in its environment

• the environment, or natural home, that a plant or animal lives in

• an animal that hunts or eats another animal or plant

• sharp, pointy, needles found on a cactus instead of leaves

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What is the definition for biomes?

• the environment, or natural home, that a plant or animal lives in

• any way to keep safe and protected from predators.

• the outer layer on stems and roots of woody plants

• large regions that together make up the Earth’ s surface (aquatic, desert, grassland, forest, and tundra)

The environment, or natural home, that a plant or animal lives in is called a ___________.

• Biomes

• Habitat

• Bark

• Species

What are three examples of adaptations that a plant might have?

Why do plants have adaptations?

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Which description describes a Tundra Biome

• Dry lands with little rainfall. Very hot and windy with few plants.

• Large windy areas of land covered with grass. This land often have fires.

• Many tress grow in this area with medium to a lot of rainfall.

• Very cold land with little precipitation. Has a short growing season.