Plant adaptations Flashcards
1
Q
What are xerophytes and what are some adaptations they do
A
they are plants that receive little water ex dessert
- water storage to store small amounts of water to live on longer
- deeper roots to pull more water from the ground from deep water beds
- reduced leaves for less transpiration loss of water
2
Q
What are hydrophytes and what are some adaptations they do
A
less roots to avoid overconsuming water\
breathing roots to receive air instead of drowning
Air spaces to aid with gas exchange and breathing
3
Q
Stem adaptations
A
Tubers - Underground storage tissue for asexual reproduction (potatoes plant)
Runners - horizontal growing slender stems ( strawberry)
Shedding bark - gets ride of species that lie on bark (birch tree)
