9.5 Plant Adaptations To Water Availability

Question 1

Xerophyte

Answer 1

Species of plant with an adaptation enabling a plant to live and reproduce in places where water availability is low

Question 2

Xerophyte strategy examples

Answer 2

Thick waxy cuticle.
Sunken stomata.
Reduced stomata.
Reduced leaves.
Hairy leaves.
Curled leaves.
Succulents.
Leaf loss.
Root adaptation.
Becoming dormant.

Question 3

Sunken stomata

Answer 3

Stomata located in pits reducing air movement. Reduces transpiration.

Question 4

Rhizome

Answer 4

Modified plant stem that grows horizontally

Question 5

Hydrophyte

Answer 5

Plant that lives in water, either fully submerged or on the surface or edge of a body of water

Question 6

Hydrophyte adaptations

Answer 6

Thin or no waxy cuticle.
Many non-closing stomata on upper surfaces.
Reduced structure.
Wide flat leaves

Question 7

Parenchyma

Answer 7

Non vascular tissue found in plants. Undifferentiated

Question 8

Aerenchyma

Answer 8

Modified parenchyma containing air Chambers between cells