Adaptation in Plants
Q1. Define the terms:
a. Habitat
b. Adaptation
c. Terrestrial plants
Q2. Classify the following plants as terrestrial plants or aquatic plants.
Hydrilla, Mango tree, Duckweed, Oak, Tape grass, Mesquite, Lotus, Cactus, Spruce, Banyan
tree
Q3. State whether the following statements are true or false. Rewrite the correct
statements for the false statements.
a. Plants develop features suited to their habitat.
b. Terrestrial plants grow in water.
c. Deciduous trees generally grow on plains.
d. Leaves of coniferous trees are needle shaped with waxy coating.
e. Xerophytes have many leaves.
Q4. Circle the name(s) of the plants/trees that shows the mentioned adaptations:
a. Plant(s) that have breathing roots Mango, Neem, Mangrove, Cactus
b. Tree(s) that remain(s) green throughout the year Neem, Gulmohar, Teak, Mango
c. Plant(s) having roots fixed to the mud at the bottom of a pond Water hyacinth, Water lettuce,
Water lily, Duckweed
Q5. Answer the following questions:
1. What are breathing roots?
2. What are deciduous trees?
3. Give the features of coniferous trees with examples.
4. Name one plant which eats insects?
5. How do the following help these plants to survive?
Roots of a mangrove tree
The stem of a cactus plant
The sloping shape of conifers
6. In what other ways do plants adapt to their environment?
7. Where do mushrooms and moulds live?
Q6. Give Scientific reason for the following :
1. Some desert plants have roots that go very deep inside the soil. Why?
2. Why do some plants eat insects?
3. Floating plants have spongy bodies.
4. Why do mountain plants have waxy coating on leaves?
5. Why are the leaves reduced to spine in the cactus?
6. Why do some trees lose their leaves in winter?
Q7. Draw cactus plant and label its adaptations. (Stem, Roots, Spines )
Q8. Observe the given figure and Identify A, B and C. Write down their adaptation:
A
C
