Plant Adaptations to Different Environments

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Some plants in dry places have ______ roots or shallow roots spread over a wide area to absorb more water.

deep

Some trees in tropical rainforests are supported by ______ roots, which allow them to grow taller so as to get more sunlight.

buttress

To absorb more oxygen from the air, some plants in wetlands have ______ roots which grow above the ground.

aerial

Cacti in deserts have thick ______ to store water.

stems

Climbing plants are common in tropical rainforests. They grow by twining their stems around trees to reach more ______.

sunlight

Lotuses grow in wetlands. Their stems develop underground and have holes to facilitate ______ exchange.

gaseous

Cacti in deserts have needle-shaped leaves to reduce water ______.

loss

As some wetland soil has high salt content, plants growing in such soil usually have waxy leaves, which can help reduce water ______.

loss

Some plants in dry places have deep roots or shallow roots spread over a wide area to absorb more ______.

water

To absorb more oxygen from the air, some plants in wetlands have ______ roots which grow above the ground.

aerial

Cacti in deserts have needle-shaped leaves to reduce water ______.

loss

Some trees in tropical rainforests are supported by ______ roots, which allow them to grow taller so as to get more sunlight.

buttress

As some wetland soil has high salt content, plants growing in such soil usually have waxy leaves, which can help reduce water ______.

loss

Lotuses grow in wetlands. Their stems develop underground and have holes to facilitate ______ exchange.

gaseous

Cacti in deserts have thick ______ to store water.

stems

Climbing plants are common in tropical rainforests. They grow by twining their stems around trees to reach more ______.

sunlight

Different places have different temperatures and amounts of rainfall, which affect the growth of plants. To adapt to different environments, plants have developed different ______, stems and leaves.

roots

Some plants in dry places have deep roots or shallow roots spread over a wide area to absorb more ______.

water

Some trees in tropical rainforests are supported by ______ roots, which allow them to grow taller so as to get more sunlight.

buttress

Cacti in deserts have thick ______ to store water.

stems

Lotuses grow in wetlands. Their stems develop underground and have holes to facilitate ______ exchange.

gaseous

Climbing plants are common in tropical rainforests. They grow by twining their stems around trees to reach more ______.

sunlight

As some wetland soil has high salt content, plants growing in such soil usually have waxy leaves, which can help reduce water ______.

loss

Himalayan nettles have spikes on their stems and lithops look like ______.

stones

Learn about how different temperatures and rainfall affect plant growth and the adaptations plants have developed to survive in various environments, such as roots, stems, and leaves.

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