Plant Adaptations
this part of the plant absorbs water and nutrients
What are the roots?
The place where a living thing lives
what is a habitat/ecosystem
What is pollination?
This 2 word combo means biodiversity
What are "life" and "variety?"
This is why many native birds evolved to be flightless
what is having no native land predators?
This is why desert plants have tiny or waxy leaves
What is how do desert plants reduce water loss?
This habitat has little rainfall - famous ones include the Sahara and Antarctica
What is a desert?
What is losing most of our fruit and veggies?
This is why biodiversity is important
What is how we keep ecosystems healthy? (multiple acceptable answers)
this is why the lancewood/horoeka evolved leaves high up off the ground
what is protecting itself from being eaten by the moa (also acceptable: Natural selection)
what are large leaves?
This habitat would best suit an animal with flippers
what is an ocean or watery habitat?
This is why feijoa flowers look like little red worms
What are traits of being pollinated by birds?
These are ways humans harm biodiversity
What is pollution/deforestation/climate change/other
This is the name for things like stoats, rats, lupins, or pine trees
what are invasive species?
You might find this on a rose or cacti (1 cactus) to deter animals from eating it
What are thorns?
Animals with flippers are made for this kind of ecosystem
what is an ocean/lake/wet habitat?
This term describes the relationship between clown fish (nemo) and sea anemones
What is a symbiotic relationship?
These types of plants have evolved really well to where they live and are vulnerable to invasive species
What are native plants?
This is a unique habitat found close to our school with both fresh and salt water.
What is an estuary?
This is what makes plants green and helps them turn sunlight into energy
What is Chlorophyll?
This is the type of habitat Canterbury is known for
What are plains?
This process caused hot peppers to become spicy over many generations so birds, who can't taste spicy things, would spread their seeds farther away?
what is evolution/natural selection?
This means the same as being a native species to an area.
What is an endemic species?
You can see 31 native bird species (like Pūkeko), 83 native insect species, and dozens of native plant species from the boardwalk in this wet habitat near us
What is the Travis Wetlands?