More about plant adaptations | Science | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

Which of these pictures shows a rainforest habitat?
- A
- B
- C ✓
- D
What is the weather like in a tropical rainforest environment?
- hot and dry
- hot and humid ✓
- cold and dry
- cold and humid
Which part of a plant gathers sunlight to make food for the plant?
- 'leaves' ✓
An adaptation is…
- a habitat chosen by a species for its food sources.
- a feature that allows a species to survive in its habitat. ✓
- a characteristic of an animal that makes it different to others in its species.
What is an inherited characteristic?
- A characteristic that an animal can change during its lifetime.
- A characteristic that is identical in all animals.
- A characteristic that is passed on from parents to their offspring. ✓
Match the plant adaptation to the habitat it is suited for.
- large leaves
  
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  habitat with little sunlight ✓
- sharp thorns
  
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  habitat with lots of plant-eating mammals ✓
- very small, light seeds
  
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  very windy habitat ✓
- hairy leaves and stem
  
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  very cold habitat ✓

Which of these leaves have adaptations to drain water off them in very rainy habitats?
- A ✓
- B
- C ✓
Scientists can use labelled scientific ______ to record their ideas.
- videos
- secondary sources
- diagrams ✓
- equipment
How do plants get their natural leaf shape?
- It is inherited from their parent plants. ✓
- It is decided by the plant depending on the habitat it lives in.
- It is cut by the humans helping the plant to grow.
Which of these characteristics would help plants to survive in a very rainy environment?
- large, flat leaves
- holes in leaves ✓
- colourful flowers
- seeds inside tasty fruits
Why do some leaves have a pointed tip that points downwards at the end?
- To help attract pollinators.
- To stop animals from eating the leaf.
- To help them blend in with their surroundings.
- To help water drain away from the surface of the leaf. ✓
Why does this potted plant still have adaptations for rainforest habitats, even though it is living in a cool, dry house?
- Because the plant wants to stay this shape.
- Because the plant’s owner trims the leaves to be this shape.
- Because its adaptations are inherited characteristics that it can’t change. ✓
- Because it's owner gives it as much water as it would get in a rainforest.

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Plants have special features, or adaptations, that help them to survive, live and grow in their habitats.
Leaf shape is an adaptation that can help plants to survive in their habitats.
Scientists can record their ideas using labelled scientific diagrams.

Pupils may think that plants can decide or choose to grow in whatever way they think is best.

Explain that plant adaptations are inherited characteristics and the plant does not have any choice or understanding of its adaptations.

Habitat - The place where a plant or animal lives is called its habitat.
Adaptation - An adaptation is a feature of a plant or animal that helps them to survive in their habitat.
Survive - To survive means to continue to stay alive.
Photosynthesis - The way in which plants make food in their leaves is called photosynthesis.
Environment - An environment is the surroundings or conditions that an animal or plant lives in.