Plant Adaptations
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Plant Survival
The Earth can be very, very cold …
… or it can bevery, very hot.
Some climates are very, very wet…
… while some climates are very,
very dry.
So how do plantssurvive in their environment?
They adapt.
Plants are created with special features …
… that allow them to survive in their
environments.
These special features are
called …
ADAPTATIONS
Lily pads have roots that grow deep into the water.
Would you believe this is a lily pad root?
Support roots …
… help trees that grow in very wet areas like the Everglades.
Cactus growin desert like
areas.
Their stems arevery thick so theycan store waterfor long periods
of time.
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Ivy clings to walls, trees, and other
plants near it.
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Special suction cup stems allow
the ivy to stick to anythingnear it.
Grass, like the kind in your backyardhas thin roots that grow close to
the surface.
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These are called fibrous roots.
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Dandelions have a root thatgoes very deep into the soil.
This is why it is so difficult to pulldandelions from the ground.
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These deep roots are calledtaproots.
Roots
Leaves
Stems
Plant Behaviors
… can all be adapted to live in different environments and help plants survive.
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