Plant Adaptations

What does it mean when a plant adapts?

• It grows on the rainforest floor or under water.

• It changes itself to fit in better with its environment.

• It grows giant leaves and has very bright flowers.

• It converts its surroundings into a kinder climate.

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Why do some plants in the rainforest have bright flowers and grow close to the ground?

• to repel any extra rainfall

• to get as much sunlight on their leaves as possible

• to keep animals and people away from them

• to attract birds and insects for pollination

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Plants have different needs depending on where they live. In what kind of environment would you find a plant that has an adaptation that allows it to store water?

• rainforest

• grasslands

• tundra

• desert

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To protect themselves from being eaten, plants may develop special adaptations to keep animals away. What is one of these adaptations.

• berries

• thorns

• vines

• fruit

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Some plants rely on insects and birds to help them pollinate and reproduce. What adaptation would help a plant attract more insects?

• bright flowers

• green leaves

• sharp thorns

• tall stem

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In order to survive, plants that live in ____ places have structures to slow the loss of water.

• wet

• windy

• dry

• high

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The leaves of a plant must grow toward the sunlight to complete

• photosynthesis

• metamorphasis

• osmosis

• regeneration

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In the fall, trees respond to the loss of sunlight by

• sprouting flowers

• shedding leaves

• growing taller

• none of the above

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All Deserts are ____

• hot

• dry

• sandy

• all of the above

In one sentence, explain why there are no large trees in the desert