Science BellringerScience Bellringer Identify two traits Identify two traits

that an offspring that an offspring can inherit from a can inherit from a parent plant.parent plant.

Plant Adaptations Plant Adaptations

Adaptation: A special trait that helps Adaptation: A special trait that helps an organism survive.an organism survive.

Turn to page A76 and A77Turn to page A76 and A77

Plant AdaptationsPlant Adaptations Adaptation of Deciduous Trees – they Adaptation of Deciduous Trees – they

lose their leaves (become dormant) to lose their leaves (become dormant) to save their energy for growth in the spring. save their energy for growth in the spring. These trees drop their leaves to save These trees drop their leaves to save water during the winter.water during the winter.

Plant AdaptationsPlant Adaptations The Cactus and the Evergreen both have Adaptations.The Cactus and the Evergreen both have Adaptations. Cactus: Its roots are shallow and wide to absorb water Cactus: Its roots are shallow and wide to absorb water

quickly. Its stem stores water. It also has spines to quickly. Its stem stores water. It also has spines to keep the plant from losing too much water through keep the plant from losing too much water through transpiration. The spines also keep animals from transpiration. The spines also keep animals from eating the plant to get its stored water.eating the plant to get its stored water.

Cactus Adaptations: Shallow Roots, Stem stores Cactus Adaptations: Shallow Roots, Stem stores water, spines to keep in water and keep animals water, spines to keep in water and keep animals away.away.

Purpose: Growth and DevelopmentPurpose: Growth and Development Location: Desert Regions (United States)Location: Desert Regions (United States)

Cactus AdaptationsCactus Adaptations

Plant AdaptationsPlant Adaptations Evergreens survive in cool, dry areas and can Evergreens survive in cool, dry areas and can

keep their leaves for 1-18 years, unlike keep their leaves for 1-18 years, unlike Deciduous trees. Some Evergreens have Deciduous trees. Some Evergreens have broad, flat leaves and others have needles. broad, flat leaves and others have needles. Evergreen leaves have a thick outer layer and Evergreen leaves have a thick outer layer and a coating of wax to keep water in.a coating of wax to keep water in.

Evergreen Adaptation: Waxy coating to Evergreen Adaptation: Waxy coating to reduce water loss.reduce water loss.

Purpose: Growth and DevelopmentPurpose: Growth and Development Location: Taiga Regions (United States)Location: Taiga Regions (United States)

Evergreen AdaptationsEvergreen Adaptations

Plant AdaptationsPlant Adaptations Turn to page A78 – A79 to read about other Turn to page A78 – A79 to read about other

interesting plant adaptations.interesting plant adaptations.

The Ant PlantThe Ant Plant Adaptation: allows ants to live inside so that it Adaptation: allows ants to live inside so that it

can feed off of their waste and decaying can feed off of their waste and decaying bodies.bodies.

Purpose: Growth and DevelopmentPurpose: Growth and Development Location: IndonesiaLocation: Indonesia

Plant AdaptationsPlant Adaptations The Stone PlantThe Stone Plant Adaptation: Mimics stones or pebbles so Adaptation: Mimics stones or pebbles so

animals do not eat it because they think it animals do not eat it because they think it is a real stone.is a real stone.

Purpose: SurvivalPurpose: Survival Location: South AfricaLocation: South Africa

Plant AdaptationsPlant Adaptations The Titan Arum PlantThe Titan Arum Plant Adaptation: Its pistil smells like rotting Adaptation: Its pistil smells like rotting

meat to attract bees for pollination.meat to attract bees for pollination. Purpose: ReproductionPurpose: Reproduction Location: SumatraLocation: Sumatra

Plant AdaptationsPlant Adaptations The Venus FlytrapThe Venus Flytrap Adaptation: Lives in bogs, which are swampy Adaptation: Lives in bogs, which are swampy

areas where the soil lacks nutrients. It makes areas where the soil lacks nutrients. It makes much of its own food but must also eat flies to much of its own food but must also eat flies to survive. It has hairs that sense when a fly is survive. It has hairs that sense when a fly is present so that its trap can shut and it can present so that its trap can shut and it can digest its contents.digest its contents.

Purpose: Growth and DevelopmentPurpose: Growth and Development Location: United StatesLocation: United States

Plant AdaptationsPlant Adaptations Monkey Cup or Tropical Monkey Cup or Tropical

Pitcher PlantPitcher Plant Adaptation: Lives in areas Adaptation: Lives in areas

where the soil lacks nutrients where the soil lacks nutrients so it develops “pitchers” so it develops “pitchers” which fill with water and which fill with water and attract insects. When the attract insects. When the insects land in the water, the insects land in the water, the plant begins to digest them.plant begins to digest them.

Purpose: Growth and Purpose: Growth and DevelopmentDevelopment

Location: Borneo, Sumatra Location: Borneo, Sumatra and the Malaysian Region.and the Malaysian Region.

Plant AdaptationsPlant Adaptations Sundew PlantSundew Plant Adaptation: Creates a Adaptation: Creates a

sticky nectar that traps sticky nectar that traps insects and allows the insects and allows the plant to digest the insect plant to digest the insect as its food source.as its food source.

Purpose: Growth and Purpose: Growth and DevelopmentDevelopment

Location: Bogs and Location: Bogs and wetlands all over the wetlands all over the world. South Africa.world. South Africa.

Plant AdaptationsPlant Adaptations Can you think of any other adaptations of Can you think of any other adaptations of

a specific plant that you know of?a specific plant that you know of?

Plant AdaptationsPlant Adaptations Now it’s your turn…Now it’s your turn… With your table partner, select a plant that we With your table partner, select a plant that we

have discussed and complete the following have discussed and complete the following sections of your Wanted Poster: Picture, sections of your Wanted Poster: Picture, Name of Plant, Definition of Adaptation, Plant’s Name of Plant, Definition of Adaptation, Plant’s Adaptation, Purpose of Adaptation and Adaptation, Purpose of Adaptation and Location.Location.

A Quality Project will be correct, neatly written A Quality Project will be correct, neatly written and illustrated and have color added for detail.and illustrated and have color added for detail.

Science Extra CreditScience Extra Credit For Extra Credit – Research plants and For Extra Credit – Research plants and

their adaptations. Find a new plant that their adaptations. Find a new plant that we have not discussed, print a picture we have not discussed, print a picture and describe its adaptation to us. Five and describe its adaptation to us. Five extra credit points!extra credit points!

Science BellringerScience Bellringer Define adaptation.Define adaptation.

Name 1 plant and Name 1 plant and describe its describe its adaptation.adaptation.

Extra CreditExtra Credit Any Extra Credit – Plant Adaptations to Any Extra Credit – Plant Adaptations to

share?share?

Plant EcosystemsPlant Ecosystems Turn to page A40Turn to page A40 Ecosystem – includes both the living Ecosystem – includes both the living

and nonliving things in an area.and nonliving things in an area. Turn to A42 Turn to A42 What makes ecosystems different – What makes ecosystems different –

water, sunlight and soil.water, sunlight and soil.

Plant EcosystemsPlant Ecosystems Turn to page A44 – A45Turn to page A44 – A45 What kinds of Ecosystems are there?What kinds of Ecosystems are there? TundraTundra TaigaTaiga GrasslandsGrasslands Mild forestMild forest DesertDesert Tropical rain forestTropical rain forest Saltwater oceansSaltwater oceans Freshwater riversFreshwater rivers Freshwater lakes and pondsFreshwater lakes and ponds

TundraTundra

TaigaTaiga

GrasslandsGrasslands

Mild ForestMild Forest

DesertDesert

Tropical Rain ForestTropical Rain Forest

Saltwater OceansSaltwater Oceans

Freshwater RiversFreshwater Rivers

Freshwater Lakes and Freshwater Lakes and PondsPonds

Plant EcosystemsPlant Ecosystems Now it’s your turn…Now it’s your turn… Using the plant that you chose for your wanted Using the plant that you chose for your wanted

poster, now go back and Define Ecosystem, poster, now go back and Define Ecosystem, Name the Ecosystem in which this plant could Name the Ecosystem in which this plant could be found, and Describe the Characteristics of be found, and Describe the Characteristics of that Ecosystem.that Ecosystem.

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