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Plant adaptation Savannah Amazon Forest Rainforest 1- Location Southern Africa Brazil 2- Soil A grassland habitat. Soggy soil (wet...

Plant adaptation Savannah Amazon Forest Rainforest 1- Location Southern Africa Brazil 2- Soil A grassland habitat. Soggy soil (wet muddy) 3- Temperature Mild Strong winds 4- Water Lack of water Easy to find water 5- Rain Half of the year without Rainy most of the rainfall. year 6- Examples Acacia tree Kapok tree  Acacia tree Habitat Savannah forest in Southern Africa Structural adaptation 1. Root: Is very long called "Taproots" grows under the soil to get water for 35 meters. 2. Trunk: Stores water Have long branches, so animals cannot reach leaves (except giraffe). 3. Leaves: Are tiny leaves to hold water and absorb sunlight. Have sharp spines to protect them from animals. Behavioral adaptation Defend Itself: 1. It can produce poison that make leaves have bad taste. 2. Then it sends a smelly message in the wind to other near acacia trees to make the same poison.  Kapok tree Habitat Amazon rainforest of Brazil Structural adaptation 1. Root: Is firmly rooted called "Buttress roots". Buttress roots are grown 5 meters above the soil on its trunk to fix the tree in the soil. 2. Leaves: It has hand-shaped leaves that allow wind to move through the leaves without tearing them. 3. Seeds: Wind carries the tree's yellow seeds across the forest. Behavioral adaptation Defend Itself by: Uses wind to send a smelly message to invite bats to its flowers.  1. Mangrove tree Habitat: Salt water Structural adaptation Has long and strong roots. The importance To resist the waves 2. Water lily Habitat: Wetland Structural adaptation Has wide leaves float on water. The importance To absorb more sunlight.  3. Palm tree Habitat: Desert Structural adaptation It has thick roots. It has small leaves. The importance To resist the strong winds. 4. Pine tree Habitat: Snow Structural adaptation Has triangle shape. Has short branches. Has needle leaves.  The importance The triangle shape and the short branches allow the snow to slide easily, so Its branches don't break. The needle leaves prevent losing water. 5. Barbary fig Habitat: Desert Structural adaptation It has sharp spines. The importance To protect itself