Plant Adaptations

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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