Plant Defenses
Sharp and Pointy Plants
How Plants Feel or Act
100

These help plants stay safe from animals.

defenses

100

These are sharp and can poke you on a rose.

Thorns

100

If something can hurt easily, it is…

Sensitive

200

Plants use defenses so animals do not eat them. This is called an…

attack

200

These are small, sharp points on plants like cactus.

Spines
200

When something touches you quickly and hurts, it might…

Pokes

300

Some plants have bad stuff in them that can make animals sick.

poisonous

300

These are tiny, sharp hairs on some plants.

Prickles

300

This word means “not nice” or “can hurt you.”

Nasty

400

This word means “about the same thing” or “connected.”

Related

400

This word describes something that can hurt when you touch it.

Sharp

400

This word means “more than needed” or “too much.”

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