Plant Adaptations, Invasive Species

A specific set of features or characteristics an organism has that equips it to live in a specific habitat.

• Adaptations

• Behavior

• Biosphere

• Structure

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Some plants have spines to help protect them from predators.

Why did these plants develop this adaptation?

• They needed sun and nutrients.

• They needed water and the spines bring water into the stem.

• To prevent animals from getting their water and prevent loss of water from a large leaf.

• They needed to reproduce.

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Some rainforest vines grow up the trunk of trees.

Why did this plant develop this adaptation?

• It needed sunlight.

• It needed water.

• It needed protection.

• It needed to reproduce.

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The living and nonliving things that affect each other or interact in an environment

• Ecosystem
• Population
• Environment
• Community

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Oxygen, water, soil, and temperature are all examples of...

• Adaptations

• Needs

• Non-living things

• Living Things

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Example of a special feature that a plant or animal has that allows it to live in a certain environment.

• Red hair instead of brown hair on a student.

• Phone to call for help in an emergency.

• Drip tip that allows water to flow off of a leaf in a wet environment.

• An umbrella to stay dry in the rain.

What do plants use to absorb water from the ground?

• stems
• roots
• leaves
• flower petals

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What carries water from the roots to the leaves?

• leaves
• stem
• seeds
• flower

Which part of the plant holds it in the soil?

• stem
• leaves
• seeds
• roots

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What do the leaves of a plant do?

• They make the food for the plant.
• They soak up the water from the ground.
• They deliver water to the other parts of the plants
• They make seeds

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