PLANT ADAPTATIONS

 

Plant Adaptations

Definition of Plants Adaptation: It is a phenomenon in which plants develop unique structural and functional features that allow them to successfully live in a particular habitat.

Xerophytes- Plants adopted dry to climate. Ex- Cactus

Mesophytes- Plants which require moderate amount of moisture. Ex- Temperate meadow plants

Hydrophytes- Plants which grows in water. Ex- Lotus, water Lilly etc.

Tropophytes- Plants which acts as hydrophyte in one season and Xerophyte in the other. Ex- Pineapple

Halophytes- Plants which grows in saline environment. Ex- Date palm

Saprophytes- Plants which lives in decaying organic matter. Ex- Mushroom

Zoophytes- An animal which resembles a plant. Ex- Coral Polyps, Sponge etc.

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