New Science eTextbook 4A (UPC)

4 How do plants adapt to different environments? 1. What are the characteristics of these natural environments? Read pages 28 and 29 again to find the answers. 2. Plants have different characteristics. How do these characteristics help them adapt to different environments? Write the correct letters in the . (The letters can be used more than once.)

A. reduce water loss D. support the trunk

B. get more sunlight E. absorb more water

C. store water

Plants in temperate grasslands

Plants in deserts

2

long and narrow leaves

thick stems

1

3

wide spreading roots

needle-shaped leaves

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