Plant Adaptations and Behaviors

Which is an adaptation of plants to living in an ocean?

• rigid trunks and leaves

• flexible leaves and stems

• storage of water in trunk for dry years

• transparent leaves to hide from leopard sharks

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How do floating seeds help coconuts survive?

• Their seeds get from one island to another. When one island is washed away, that's not the end of them.

• Ants can have parties on the floating coconuts.

• It doesn't help them. Coconut trees are extinct.

• People can play games with the floating coconuts, such as coconut water polo and coconut bowling.

Why does a water lily have air spaces inside its stems?

• A water lily has air spaces in its stems so that it can make music.

• A water lily has air spaces in its stems so that so that rhinoceroses won't eat it.

• A water lily has air spaces in its stems so that you can find it in the dark.

• A water lily has air spaces in its stems so that it can float.

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Why do low-growing plants in the rain forest have brightly colored flowers?

• Their bright flowers help them look good on Hawaiian shirts.

• Their bright flowers keep carnivores from seeing them.

• Their bright flowers attract pollinators, such as birds and insects.

• Their bright flowers help them keep their temperature inside at a constant 98.6 degrees.

Why do some plants on the rain forest floor have huge, slippery leaves?

• They need huge leaves to scare away the other plants and being slippery lets them run away if another plant grabs them.

• They need huge leaves because they don't want the other plants to think they are weaklings.

• They are slippery so that poisonous frogs can't climb them.

• They need huge leaves because there isn't much light down there, and being slippery lets the extra rain drip right off.

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How long does it take plants and animals to adapt?

• less than a minute

• a very long time

• 3 hours

• 5 days

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A body part or behavior that helps a living thing survive

• adaption

• behavior

• learned behavior

• instinct

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What word means to change physical features or behaviors of a species in response to changes in the environment?

• Adapt

• naturalist

• Organism

• Species

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Which of the following is an adaptation that allows cacti to survive in desert environments?

• Thick, waxy skin to reduce water loss

• Broad leaves to capture more sunlight

• Brightly colored flowers to attract pollinators

• Deep roots to access underground water

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How do mangrove trees adapt to living in coastal environments?

• By developing long, thin leaves to reduce water loss

• By having roots that filter salt from seawater

• By producing seeds that float on water

• By growing tall to avoid high tides