Plant Adaptation Chapter 7

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Across
  1. 2. A waxy layer to make sure stomata of hydrophyte leaves always open.
  2. 3. swamp Area of soil with low oxygen content and very salty.
  3. 5. Plants that live in aquatic habitats, such as Lotus sp.
  4. 11. Plants that live in swampy habitats such as mangrove tree.
  5. 12. Pores in the mangrove roots for efficient gaseous exchange.
  6. 13. roots Hydrophytes has ____ which provide large surface area and trap air bubbles to stay floating.
  7. 14. Plants that live in a condition like in the desert.
Down
  1. 1. Light tissues with many air spaces in floating plants.
  2. 4. Breathing roots that grow vertically upwards above the soil in mangrove swamp.
  3. 6. The roots of xerophytes can ____ deep into soil to find water in a dry area.
  4. 7. Modified leaves of xerophytes to reduce water loss and protection against animals.
  5. 8. Examples are mango tree, hibiscus plant, rubber tree.
  6. 9. Adjustment of an organism to the environment.
  7. 10. The stomata in the cactus are ____ to reduce water evaporation from the leaves.