Science, Bio - Adaptations Flashcards
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adaptations - buttress roots
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- trees grow extremely tall
- roots sit above the soil
- widening the base of the tree, securing it
2
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adaptions - drip tip leaves
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- funnels water off themselves
- prevent rotting and fungus growth
3
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adaptations - lianas
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- thin and woody
- plant their roots in the ground
- use trees as support to climb higher to reach the sunlight
4
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adaptations - epiphytes
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- grow on the branches and trunks of larger trees
- use their host for support and to lift them up to the sunlight
5
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adaptations - bromeliads
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- have thick, overlapping leaves that act like a cup to store water
6
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adaptations - mangrove
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- wide spreading roots to stabilize them in water and mud
- adapted to live in salty water (roots filter the salt and channel it into leaves that then die and drop off)
7
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adaptations - pitcher plants
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- use brightly coloured leaves and nectar to attract insects
8
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other adaptations- plants
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- waxy coating
- sharp thorns
- large flat leaves
9
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importance of flowers
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if there wasn’t
- less pollination/plant reproduction
- less oxygen
- difficult for other organisms to survive
- less food for insects, animals and humans
- fewer medicines that come from flowers
- natural places/parks and gardens would be less colourful and attractive
10
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flowering plants
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- hibiscus
- rose
- orchid
11
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non flowering plants
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- fern
- mushroom
- moss
12
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stem
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- grow outwards to get sunlight
13
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roots
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- grow downwards to search for water
14
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types of wind dispersal
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- wind
- animals
- water
- splitting open forcefully
15
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wind - seed disperal
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- wing like structure
- feather like structure
- light
