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Which is an adaptation of plants to living in an ocean?
rigid trunks and leaves
flexible leaves and stems
storage of water in trunk for dry years
transparent leaves to hide from leopard sharks
What is an adaptation?
it's like when you get a baby from another family
it's like when you can't breathe water so you die
a change in a population of living things that helps them survive in an environment
it's like when you go to a store and everything is on sale
How do floating seeds help coconuts survive?
Their seeds get from one island to another. When one island is washed away, that's not the end of them.
Ants can have parties on the floating coconuts.
It doesn't help them. Coconut trees are extinct.
People can play games with the floating coconuts, such as coconut water polo and coconut bowling.
Why does a water lily have air spaces inside its stems?
A water lily has air spaces in its stems so that it can make music.
A water lily has air spaces in its stems so that so that rhinoceroses won't eat it.
A water lily has air spaces in its stems so that you can find it in the dark.
A water lily has air spaces in its stems so that it can float.
Why do low-growing plants in the rain forest have brightly colored flowers?
Their bright flowers help them look good on Hawaiian shirts.
Their bright flowers keep carnivores from seeing them.
Their bright flowers attract pollinators, such as birds and insects.
Their bright flowers help them keep their temperature inside at a constant 98.6 degrees.
What can brightly colored flowers tell herbivores?
Do you like my colors? They're the latest style! I'm super yummy.
I'm poisonous, that's why I'm so easy to see. Don't eat me, or you'll be sorry.
The soil here is almost out of nutrients.
You are at least 1 kilometer from the ocean.
Why do some plants on the rain forest floor have huge, slippery leaves?
They need huge leaves to scare away the other plants and being slippery lets them run away if another plant grabs them.
They need huge leaves because they don't want the other plants to think they are weaklings.
They are slippery so that poisonous frogs can't climb them.
They need huge leaves because there isn't much light down there, and being slippery lets the extra rain drip right off.
If plants didn't adapt as their environments changed, they would
save a lot of time.
not survive.
get taller every year.
be safe forever because they were already fine.
Plants need ________________ to survive.
twinkies, chips, and soda
food, water, and shelter
air, water, and sunlight
sunscreen, a hot tub, and a mask
How long does it take plants to adapt?
less than a minute
a very long time
3 hours
5 days
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