Plant adaptations | Exit Quiz | Oak National Academy

What is the name for the special features that plants have that help them to survive and grow in their habitats?

Answer explanation

All plants have adaptations that help them to survive, live and reproduce in their habitats.

Plant adaptations are …

• the same for every plant.

• passed from one generation of a species to another.

• transported from plant to plant by pollinators.

• only for plants living in extreme environments.

Answer explanation

Plant adaptations include inherited characteristics that are passed from one generation of a plant species to another.

Which of these adaptations would help to prevent a plant form being eaten?

• tasty fruit

• large, flat leaves

• sharp thorns

• deep roots

• thick stem

Answer explanation

Many plants have adaptations for self-defence, such as thorns, spines or prickles.

Which of these adaptations would help a plant to be pollinated?

• large, bright flowers

• sharp spines

• long, thin leaves

• strong roots

• pleasant smell

Answer explanation

Sweet smells and attractive flowers will encourage insects and other pollinators towards the plant, making it more likely that pollination will happen.

Match the plant adaptation to the habitat it is suited for.

• hairy stem

• very hot, dry habitat

• thick stem for storing water

• very cold habitat

• carnivorous plant

• habitat near bodies of water

• seeds that can float

• habitat with few nutrients in soil

Answer explanation

Each plant has specific adaptations to help it survive in its own habitat.

Which of these plants has adaptations that would suit a rainforest floor habitat, where there is plenty of water but little sunlight?

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Answer explanation

Plants with large leaves are well suited to environments where there is not as much sunlight, as the bigger leaves help them to absorb as much light as possible.