The place where a living organism lives in nature.

Features that help plants and animals to survive in their natural surroundings.

Plants that shed most of their leaves in autumn.

Plants that have leaves that remain green almost all year round.

Plants that are usually tall, straight, have a conical shape, and have cones with seeds inside them because they are flowerless.

Roots that grow above swampy ground to take in air.

Marshy (swampy) areas

Places where the soil is very sticky and clayey, containing a lot of water.

Aquatic plants that are light and spongy and float on the surface of the water with roots hanging loosely.

Aquatic plants whose roots are fixed at the bottom of the pond, with a long, hollow stem and broad, waxy leaves.

Aquatic plants that have narrow leaves without any stomata and breathe through their body surface.

Plants that are both producers and carnivorous in nature, with leaves modified to trap insects.

Plants that do not have chlorophyll.

Plants that cannot make their own food but absorb nutrients from the dead remains of other plants and animals.

Plants that grow on other plants to reach positions with better access to sunlight but do not depend on them for their nutrition.

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adaptations in plant

4th science - adaptations in plants

Term	Definition
Habitat	The place where a living organism lives in nature.
Adaptations	Features that help plants and animals to survive in their natural surroundings.
Terrestrial	Plants that grow on land.
Deciduous	Plants that shed most of their leaves in autumn.
Evergreen	Plants that have leaves that remain green almost all year round.
Coniferous	Plants that are usually tall, straight, have a conical shape, and have cones with seeds inside them because they are flowerless.
Breathing roots	Roots that grow above swampy ground to take in air.
Marshy (swampy) areas	Places where the soil is very sticky and clayey, containing a lot of water.
Aquatic	Plants that grow in water.
Floating	Aquatic plants that are light and spongy and float on the surface of the water with roots hanging loosely.
Fixed	Aquatic plants whose roots are fixed at the bottom of the pond, with a long, hollow stem and broad, waxy leaves.
Underwater	Aquatic plants that have narrow leaves without any stomata and breathe through their body surface.
Insectivorous	Plants that are both producers and carnivorous in nature, with leaves modified to trap insects.
Non-green plants	Plants that do not have chlorophyll.
Saprophytic	Plants that cannot make their own food but absorb nutrients from the dead remains of other plants and animals.
Epiphytes	Plants that grow on other plants to reach positions with better access to sunlight but do not depend on them for their nutrition.

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