Plant Adaptations
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PLANT ADAPTATIONS
In grasslands, desert, tropical rainforest, taiga & tundra
GRASSLANDS
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Candelabra Tree
•Leaves: thin cactus like levels to conserve water
•Root: taproot
•Stem: thick trunk to hold more water
•Seeds: small stored in leaves like pods
Jarrah Tree
•Leaves: small leaves to conserve water
•Root: taproot
•Stem: long trunk to conserve water
•Seeds: produced by flowers and are able to float with the wind
Desert
Brittle bush
Leaves: waxy coating to conserve water
Roots: dig deep into ground to find water
Stem: thin stems to transport water and food
Seeds: made from flowers
Prickly pear cactus
Leaves: spins to warn off animals and conserve water
Roots: taproot
Stem: flat stem to hold water
Seeds: stored in fruit
Bromeliads
Leaves: turn in to collect water
Roots: aerial roots
Stem: attaches to trees
Seeds made in flower and float by wind
Kapok tree
Leaves are broad to catch sunlight
Roots: have split roots for support in shallow soil
Stem: long stem to get near the sunlight
Seeds: float in wind or carried by animals
Douglas fir
Leaves: needle-like to conserve water
Roots: taproots
Stem: bendable so it doesn't break from snowfall
Seeds: stored in pine cones
Mosses
Leaves: does not have any
Roots: does no have any
Stem: does not have any
Seeds: has spores instead of seeds to reproduce
Tundra
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