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Adaptations of Plant
Adaptations Study Guide Plants 3rd grade
Question | Answer |
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Carnivorous Plants get their nutrients by | trapping and digesting insects and other animals |
Bald Cypress trees have parts called | knees that help keep the trees from falling over in soft, wet soil |
Cordgrass grows in | Georgia's saltwater environment. |
Cordgrass has parts that | filter the salt out of the plant through leaves |
Prickly pear cactus is adapted to | very dry and windy habitat |
Prickly pear cactus has thick and waxy | covering on it's stem that keeps the plant from losing water to the air |
Prickly pear cactus has leaves that are | needlelike spines that helps reduce water loss |
Prickly pear cactus has many shallow | roots to absorb rainwater near the surface of the soil |
Plants need _____________ to make __________. | Plants need sunlight to make food. |
Plants that grow beneath trees on the forest floor | climb to reach sunlight |
Name an example of a plant that grows beneath trees on the forest floor | crossvine |
Some plants have wide leaves to help them | collect sunlight |
Spanish moss has parts called | scales |
Scales take in | water and nutrients from air and rainwater |
Some plants are resistant to | fire |
Give an example of how a plant can be protected from fire? | The thick bark of a turkey oak |
What does the longleaf pinetree depend on? | fire |
Why does the longleaf pinetree depend on fire? | Its seeds grow in the bare soil that fires leave behind |