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Plant Adaptations

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Do plants with adaptations have more or less competition?

a)

Less

b)

More

2.

What is a trait or characteristic that make an organism better suited to live in an environment.

a)

Mutation

b)

Change

c)

Adaptation

3.

What two ways do we study plant adaptations?

a)

Pollination & Population

b)

Structure & Function

c)

Colors & Predators

4.

Plant adaptations are usually modifications to what?

a)

Stem

b)

Roots

c)

Leaves

d)

All of the above

5.

Conifer trees are usually found in what type of climate?

a)

Cold & Dry

b)

Dry & Warm

c)

Cold & Damp

d)

Warm & Damp

6.

Why do conifer trees have needles?

a)

Needles also shed snow more easily and less likely to lose water in dry environments.

b)

Needles can be harmful to many predators that feed on the bark of these leaves.

c)

Needles create more surface area in order to create more photosynthesis.

7.

Cacti are adapted to thrive where?

a)

hot and dry areas

b)

Hot and Damp areas

c)

Hot and humid areas

d)

cold and dry areas.

8.

Why do cacti have deep large roots?

a)

The deep root of the cacti allows it to resist rainfall.

b)

In order to help the cacti to be stable in windy conditions.

c)

absorb water that is deep in the ground.

9.

Some flowering plants survive year after year, these plants are called.

a)

Annuals

b)

Biannual

c)

Perennials

10.

Why do perennials become dormant in the winter months?

a)

To conserve energy

b)

To avoid predators

c)

To survive the frost

11.

Some plants have the ability to survive in or near aquatic environments: which of the following is not one of these plants.

a)

Coconut and palm trees

b)

Aquatic plants

c)

Deciduous Trees

12.

Nonvascular plants, such as moss, can survive in the

a)

Warm & damp environment of the rainforest

b)

Cold and barren environment of the tundra