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How does the loss of leaves help plants survive winter or long periods without rain?
the loss of leaves help a plant survive winter becuase the plant doesnt have to lose and give water much more
Do plants with large flat leaves get a lot of water?
Yes because they have more room to collect rain drops then the rain drops drip down to there roots so, yes they do get more water with larger and flatter leaves
Provide an example of mesophytic plant and explain how it is adapted to its environment?
example of hydrophytes are lotus ,water, lily, pistia ,lemna, walfia ,duck ,weed,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,muskan ishika
How does losing leaves help a tree survive in the winter?
The tree is virtually hibernating and drops its leaves so that it may avoid freezing of free water in the leaves during winter season.
What is interception in geography?
water collects on plant leaves by interception and drip off or moves by stem flow onto soil, this process in hydrological system is called interception.
What plants in the Amazon have drip tips?
The plants that are drip tip are the drip tip leaves they drip rain water on the forest floor providing growth for the other plants
Can postnasal drip cause a bad taste in your mouth overnight?
No. Postnasal drip leaves a great taste in your mouth.
What are drip tips on leaf?
they are there to stop rain damaging leaves
Why do leaves fall from a tree in winter?
The leaves can not survive the cold. They would freeze. The trees become dormant and can survive the winter.
Why drip tip leaves is in tropical rainforest?
Because the rainfall is very often and very heavy, and the water needs to get to the forest floor there are drip tip leaves. They're shaped to a point for easy waterflow and often waxy/slippery to get rid of the water quickly. The tree would also not be able to photosynthesize (produce it's food via the leaves and sun) if the leaves were covered in water.
How caterpillar survive?
by eating leaves
Which features would help a plant adapt to a tropical forest biome?
waxy leaves with drip tips
What are drip tips?
Drip tip leaves are specially adapted leaves that are commonly know to grow on plants in the rainforest. They have a curved, and bent down surface, which allows the rain to fall and tickle down the leaf. The rain then drops off, aiming at the plants roots, which then suck it in and use it as nutrients.
Elephant ear plant adaptation?
the drip tips its the pointy end of the plant so when it rains the water that is caught on the leaves drips down to the point into the soil so it can use it. if it didn't have the drip tips the giant leaves would act like giant umbrellas and it wouldn't get any water to the roots.
How does grass survive in low water?
it can survive by storing then using the water with either roots or leaves
Why does the pine tree survive with its leaves?
Because they live with a stem witch the stem is conected to the leaves.
How do you survive in the forest?
Use anything you have to survive. leaves=pillow branches=firewood big twig=hunting
