Quiz: Adaptations in plants

The process of changing to suit the environment is called ___________.

All living things, including plants, adapt to their _____________ to survive.

The natural home of a plant or an animal is called its ______________.

Plants can be placed under _______ major groups according to their habitat.

What are terrestrial plants?

What are aquatic plants?

________ are areas of land with little or no rain.

The temperature is very _______ during the day in desert.

Why do desert plants adapt to their surroundings?

Desert plant adapt themselves in order to obtain water from the ________.

Desert plant adapt themselves to prevent loss of _______.

__________ plant stores water in its thick green stem.

The leaves of the cactus plant change into thin, sharp spines to prevent the loss of water through __________.

__________ is the process of losing water through the stomata of leaves.

_______ carries out photosysnthesis in the cactus plant.

The ______ of the cactus plants are spread out wide and deep to absorb as much as water as possible from the soil.

The temperature in the ________ varies from cold t extremely cold.

Trees that grow in hills have adapted themselves to survive in the _______ conditions.

________ trees have conical shape.

The _______ shape of a pine tree helps the snow to slip off its branches easily.

The leaves of the pine tree are ________ shaped.

The pine tree are adapted to survive in the ________.

Trees that remain green throughout the year are called __________ trees.

________ have plenty of water and clayey soil.

In clayey soil there is a very little ______ between the soil particles.

Plants in the marshes have adapted the surroundings so that their roots do not get choked or _______ with water.

_________ tree grows in marshes.

Roots of trees that grow above the soil are called __________ roots.

The plains have a _______ climate.

Trees that shed their leaves in winter to protect themselves are called ________ trees.

Many varieties of trees, shrubs and herbs are found in _______.

_________ are home to wide variety of animals and birds.

_________ are large areas of land covered with grasses and wild flowers.

_________ plants float freely in water.

Floating plants are adapted to make their bodies _______.

The floating plants have ________ bodies.

________ is an example of floating plant.

_______ plants have fixed roots.

Fixed aquatic plants have _______ and flexible stems.

Hollow and flexible stems in fixed aquatic plant help them to stay _____ and bend with the flow of the water.

_______ and broad leaves in the aquatic plants help them to get sufficient air and sunlight.

______ coating in the aquatic plants keep them waterproof.

Stomata is present in the ______ surface of the leaves of an aquatic plant.

Plants that remain completely under water are called _________ plants.

Underwater plants are also called _________ plants.

Underwater plants have adapted to ______ under water.

Underwater plants have thin and flexible stems that offer little resistance to the water _________.

Hydrilla has ______ leaves.

Tape grass has ________ leaves.

Plants grow only on land.

Cactus is found in the hills.

Evergreen trees donot shed their leaves.

Marshes have clayey soil.

Plains have a very hot climate.

Neither too cold nor too hot.

Special features developed by plants to successfully live in their natural surroundings are known as ___________.

Mangrove tress have ______ roots.

________ is an example of evergreen tree.

________ is a fixed aquatic plant.