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ADAPTATIONS IN PLANTS FOR PROTECTION

Just like animals, plants also have some enemies. Many plants have developed

different types of adaptations to save themselves from their enemies.

 Plants like the yam produce poisonous fruits or sap, which are harmful to
humans and animals.

 Some plants like pumpkin and bamboo have fine hair on their stem and

leaves. These hair cause itchiness when touched.

 Some plants like pineapple, plum, rose, etc. develop thorns on their leaves, stems
or fruits. These thorns cause injury to the animals which touch or eat them.

Yam Pumpkin stem Rose

2 • Problem Solving

Circle the odd one out.
1. Water lettuce Duckweed Lotus

2. Waterlily Tape grass Hydrilla

3. Spruce Fir Water hyacinth
4. Pineapple Rose Yam

AT ONE GO

m Plants show different types of adaptations to live in different types of habitat.
m Plants that grow on land are called terrestrial plants, and plants that grow in water are called aquatic
plants.

m Terrestrial plants are found on hills, mountains, plains, marshes and deserts.
m Aquatic plants are grouped into free-floating, fixed-floating and submerged plants.

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