PLANT ADAPTATIONS

RAINFOREST:

• Climate is warm and wet, with poor soil nutrients
• Decomposing plants make something richer than soil
• Leaves allow water to drain off towards the roots
• Trees have a thin and smooth bark so other plants can't grow on them

DESERT:

• Plants have longer roots so they can absorb more water
• Cacti have waxy coats so that less water can escape
• They store water in the stems or the branches
• They grow very slowly to use less water
• Spines protect it from animals trying to take its water

ARCTIC:

• Flowers track the sun while they are in a cupped shape
• They put their seeds closest to the sun so they can reproduce themselves
• Plants in the arctic grow close close to the ground so they get more heat
• Plants that live in the arctic can do photosynthesis at night

GRASSLANDS:

• The roots of some plants can survive a fire
• Grazing animals can't pull these plants out of the ground
• Plants that live in the grasslands have thick bark for protection

WATER BODIES:

• Plants underwater grow thicker stems so they can support leaves full of water
• They grow close to the shore so they can break down salt for nutrients
• Most of the plants float to get closer to the surface where there is more light