Plant adaptation Label some adaptations of plants to

Plant adaptation * ** *** Label some adaptations of plants to live in different environments (G) Recall how having these adaptations help the plant survive in their habitat (F) Explain how having these adaptations allow the plants to survive

* ** *** Label some adaptations of plants to live in different environments (G) Recall how having these adaptations help the plant survive in their habitat (F) Explain how having these adaptations allow the plants to survive

Write a punctuated sentence explaining how each of the plants is adapted to survive in its environment. * ** *** Label some adaptations of plants to live in different environments (G) Recall how having these adaptations help the plant survive in their habitat (F) Explain how having these adaptations allow the plants to survive

Seed dispersal How do plants reproduce? * ** *** Label some adaptations of plants to live in different environments (G) Recall how having these adaptations help the plant survive in their habitat (F) Explain how having these adaptations allow the plants to survive

Acorns fall from the tree and sprout • If they are not destroyed by animals, white oak acorns can sprout rapidly after falling from the tree. * ** *** Label some adaptations of plants to live in different environments (G) Recall how having these adaptations help the plant survive in their habitat (F) Explain how having these adaptations allow the plants to survive

Animal dispersal by hooked fruits • Some species of plant use hooks on their fruits to attach themselves to the fur of mammals or feathers of birds * ** *** Label some adaptations of plants to live in different environments (G) Recall how having these adaptations help the plant survive in their habitat (F) Explain how having these adaptations allow the plants to survive

Animal burial • Hard nuts are usually destroyed if chewed or eaten. • However, animals such as squirrels may store them to eat later and forget to go back to get them, giving them a chance to germinate. • On rare occasions, birds such as blue jays can transport acorns long distances. * ** *** Label some adaptations of plants to live in different environments (G) Recall how having these adaptations help the plant survive in their habitat (F) Explain how having these adaptations allow the plants to survive

Soft fruit dispersal • Fleshy fruits • The seeds of many plants are dispersed after passing through the digestive system of animals that have eaten the fleshy fruits. * ** *** Label some adaptations of plants to live in different environments (G) Recall how having these adaptations help the plant survive in their habitat (F) Explain how having these adaptations allow the plants to survive

Wind dispersal • Some plants, such as the dandelion, have seeds that act as parachutes, which are carried away by the wind * ** *** Label some adaptations of plants to live in different environments (G) Recall how having these adaptations help the plant survive in their habitat (F) Explain how having these adaptations allow the plants to survive

Plantlet reproduction • Spider plants, amongst others, send out stems which produce plantlets, these baby plants then try to root themselves * ** *** Label some adaptations of plants to live in different environments (G) Recall how having these adaptations help the plant survive in their habitat (F) Explain how having these adaptations allow the plants to survive

Spinning dispersal • Maple fruits are winged, twoseeded pods. They spin like helicopters as they fall from the tree, providing a longer time for dispersal by wind. * ** *** Label some adaptations of plants to live in different environments (G) Recall how having these adaptations help the plant survive in their habitat (F) Explain how having these adaptations allow the plants to survive

Seed helicopters * ** *** Label some adaptations of plants to live in different environments (G) Recall how having these adaptations help the plant survive in their habitat (F) Explain how having these adaptations allow the plants to survive