Summary Plant Adptation
Summary Plant Adptation
Summary Plant Adptation
1. The process plants to survive and become suitable in the environment is called plant
adaptation
2. The place where animals and plants live is called habitat
3. Temperate forest
Many temperate forests are in Canada, the Eastern United States, and China.
The characteristics of temperate forests:
Temperatures are cold in winter and warm in summer
Trees are mostly deciduous
The trees lose their leaves in the winter
The example of plants that grow in temperate forest are maple, oak, chestnut, pine
4. Rain Forest
Many rainforests are in Africa, Asia, Australia, and Central and South America. The biggest
rainforest is the Amazon rainforest.
The characteristics of rainforest:
Rainforests are warm and wet all the times
There are many different types of living things. It exists a huge variety of plants and
animals
The example of plants that grow in rainforest are liana, kapok, abiu, orchid
kapok liana
orchid
5. Savanna
Savannahs cover half the surface of Africa. There are also savannahs in Australia, South
America, and India
The characteristics of savanna:
Temperatures are high all year long
There is a dry season and a wet season. There is almost no rain during a dry season, it
rains a lot during a wet season.
The land is covered mostly in grass and few trees and shrubs
The example of plants that grow in savanna are red oat grass, lemon grass, star grass
6. Desert
Deserts are the driest places on Earth. Desert is located in Nevada, Mexico, Middle East
The characteristics of the desert:
Temperatures are very high during the day and cool at night.
There is very little vegetation
The example of plants that grow in the desert are the saguaro cactus, pencil tree, teddy bear
cholla, ocotillo