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D. Match the following.

Column A Column B

1. Pine (a) Grows on plains

2. Water lettuce (b) Insectivorous plant

3. Mangrove tree (c) Underwater plant

4. Venus fl ytrap (d) Grows in hills

5. Pondweed (e) Floating plant

6. Mango (f) Grows in marshy places

E. Answer the following questions.

1. What are the factors that infl uence adaptations in plants.

2. How do plants in deserts adapt? Name some desert plants.

3. State some adaptations of fi xed aquatic plants. Name some of these plants.
4. State some adaptations of plants growing on hills. Name some of these plants.

5. What are the adaptations of plants growing in coastal areas?

6. What are underwater plants? How are they adapted to their surroundings?

THINK AND ANSWER

1. Find the name of a plant other than mangrove tree, which grows in marshes.
2. Why do you think insectivorous plants have to depend on insects for nutrition?
3. Name a plant whose roots are exposed to air.

TALK ABOUT

Plants of diff erent kinds live together in harmony sharing all the resources together. What can we
learn from this quality of theirs?

LINK AND LEARN

Choose any three plants that grow in your region. Find out about climatic conditions and type of
soil required for their growth. Also, study how these plants have adapted to their habitats. Make a
report of your findings.

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