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Adaptations of Plants in Different Habitats

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An adaptation that helps the plant in the diagram live in the desert is ___ [TP2]

a)

wide, flat leaves to catch water

b)

bright green color

c)

thin, spiny needles

d)

tall stems

2.

What is it called when a plant or animal has a trait that helps it survive in a specific environment? [TP2]

a)

instinct

b)

mimicry

c)

camouflage

d)

adaptation

3.

Leaves of underwater plants do not have stomata. One example of such a plant is....[TP1]

a)

Lotus

b)

Hyacinth

c)

Hydrilla

d)

Water lettuce

4.

Adaptive features of LEAF of LOTUS plant: [TP1]

a)

Waxy layer to protect it from rotting in water

b)

Stomata on the top surface of the leaf

c)

Broad leaves to help it float

d)

All of the above

5.

This plants are plants that live in a habitat that is hot and dry with minimum presence of water [TP1]

a)

Halophytes

b)

Hydrophytes

c)

Xerophytes

d)

Mesophytes

6.

Why don't STEMS of aquatic plants get damage by water? [TP2]

a)

Because they are woody

b)

Because they are flexible and light weight

c)

Because they have thorns

d)

Because they have cones

7.

Identify the plant and state what kind of aquatic plant is it: [TP2]

a)

lotus, Fixed plant

b)

Hydrilla, underwater plant

c)

Water lettuce/pistia,Floating plant

8.

Which of the following is correct to describe mesophytes [TP1]

a)

Plants that live in a habitat that is not too dry nor too wet with an adequate supply of water

b)

Plants that live in swampy habitats at the river mouth, the meeting point of fresh water and seawater

c)

Plants that live in aquatic habitats, either on the water surface or submerged in the water

d)

Plants that live in a habitat that is hot and dry with a minimum presence of water, that is, a place with very high temperature

9.

Which is the correct answer to describe the adaptation of A mangrove tree? [TP2]

a)

Leaves have cuticle and sunken stomate to reduce the rate of transpiration

b)

Leaves are succulent leaves to store water

c)

Has breathing roots for gaseous exchange

d)

All of the above

10.

Which of the following is correct to describe the plant in the picture? [[TP2]

a)

Plant roots are fibrous roots

b)

Plant roots grow widely and can penetrate deep into the soil

c)

Plant roots have pores called lenticels

d)

Plants have tap root

11.

Which of these are adaptations of Desert plants [TP1]

a)

green stem to carry out photosynthesis

b)

Fleshy stem to store water

c)

big green leaves

d)

leaves converted to spine or thorns

12.

How does this underwater plants breathe? [TP3]

a)

using lungs

b)

through stomata

c)

through air spaces in stem

d)

through gills

13.

How do plants float? [TP2]

a)

They are carried by animals

b)

They are big

c)

They have light spongy bodies filled with air

14.

Which is the correct answer to describe the adaptation of halophytes?

a)

Leaves have cuticle and sunken stomate to reduce the rate of transpiration

b)

Leaves are succulent leaves to store water

c)

Has breathing roots for gaseous exchange

d)

All of the above

15.
What is an adaptation?
a)
A feature that helps a plant grow.
b)
A feature that helps a living thing survive.
c)
A feature that helps a living thing walk.
d)
A feature that that helps only animals survive.