video explaining adaptation
adaptations
What does adaptation mean?
- Adaptation | National Geographic"Evolutionary adaptation, or simply adaptation, is the adjustment of organisms to their environment in order to improve their chances at survival in that environment ... "
This is a seahorse. It has evolved to look like seaweed. This helps them avoid predators.
- Adaptations"Plants and animals have special characteristics, or traits, that help them survive in their surroundings. They develop these traits through a process called adaptation ... "
Plant adaptations
Plant adaptations
- How Plants Cope with the Desert Climate"Desert plants tend to look very different from plants native to other regions. They are often swollen, spiny, and have tiny leaves that are rarely bright green. Their strange appearance is a result of their remarkable adaptations to the challenges of the desert climate ... "
Plant Adaptations - Rainforests
Plant Adaptations - Rainforest
- How Are Plants Adapted To The Tropical Rainforest?'Tropical rainforests occur in places with a tropical climate where there is no dry season. Hot and humid weather with high rainfall throughout the year characterize such climate. True rainforests are found up to 10 degrees of latitude on either side of the equator...'
- Leaf it to Me'Leaves have some big jobs to do in the life of a plant. One of the biggest is to soak in the water that helps keep the plant alive. However, too much water is no good! ..'
- How has rainforest vegetation adapted to the climate?'Vegetation in the tropical rainforest has adapted to thrive in its hot, wet climate in a range of ways.'
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Succulents
Succulents
- Cactuses and Succulents | San Diego Zoo"The term "succulent" is awarded to a plant based on what it does, not who its relatives are. Unlike plant groups named for their common evolution (such as grasses, roses, palms, orchids, or ferns), a succulent can be any plant—from any scientific family—that stores water in thick, fleshy tissues ... "
- Succulents"Succulents are plants that store water in their leaves or stems. Because of this special ability, succulents can live in very dry places where other plants would die ... "
adaptations succulent
Succulent Adaptations
There are many different types of plants, and each type of plant has a set of characteristics that allow them to be adapted, to survive, in extreme environments.
