Adaptations in the rainforest Flashcards
What are adaptations?
Changes in shape, behaviour or habits to cope with specific conditions.
What are buttress roots?
Triangular shaped roots which help support very tall trees. Nutrients on the surface of soil so they grow on the surface.
What are drip tips?
Drip tips are tips of the leaf that mean water doesn’t stay on the leaf, and then break it. It also means that the water doesn’t transpire instead of being absorbed by the leaf.
What are lianas?
Lianas are trees which use other to get to the light, by winding around other trees.
What are pitcher plants?
Pitcher plants eat insects, instead finding nutrients in the serverly infertile rainforest soils.
What are balsa trees?
Trees that have 40cm long leaves, steals light from others. Wood has honeycomb structure which allows it to grow faster.
What does independence mean?
Relying on only yourself.
What does interdependence mean?
Relying on the things around you.
What does symbiotic mean?
Working together for mutual benefit.
