Adaptations of Terrestrial Plants

Q. Which of the following are features of a desert habitat?

1. Presence of cactus.
2. Vast regions of sand.
3. Very less water.
4. Presence of marshy wetlands.

Q. Which one of the following habitats is not a terrestrial habitat?

1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 

Q. A habitat is a place or an environment where an organism lives.

1. True
2. False

Q. Grassland is the type of habitat.

1. forest
2. aquatic
3. terrestrial

Q.

As we walked through the forest, we saw a banyan tree, elephant and lion around; their habitat is called________.

1. Aquatic habitat.

2. Terrestrial habitat.

3. None of the above

4. Desert habitat

Q. Cactus is adapted to grow in _______.

1. forests
2. oceans
3. deserts
4. mountains

Q. Name three types of terrestrial habitat.

Q. A desert habitat is a terrestrial habitat. True or false?

Q. Choose the statements relating to the structure shown in the figure.

1. They help in reducing transpiration.
2. They protect the plant from grazing animals.
3. They are modifications of stem.
4. They are modifications of leaf.

Q.

As we walked through the forest, we saw a banyan tree, elephant and lion around; their habitat is called________.

1. Terrestrial habitat.

2. Desert habitat

3. Aquatic habitat.

4. None of the above

Q. Identify to which category the plant belongs to.

1. Photosynthesis is carried out by stem.
2. Stem is covered by a waxy layer.
3. Leaves are in the form of spines.

1. Desert plants
2. Terrestrial plants
3. Aquatic plants
4. Plants in mountain regions

Q. These plants store water in their stems in order to:

1. Increase transpiration
2. Survive in aquatic habitat
3. Survive in dry conditions
4. Attract insects

Q. Grassland is a terrestrial habitat.

1. True
2. False

Q.

What are forests?

Q. Some of the characteristic features of plants are given below:
(i) Plants lose very less water through transpiration.
(ii) Roots grow very deep into the soil.
(iii) Stems are coated with thick waxy layer.
(iv) Plants lose a lot of water through transpiration.

Which of the combination of characteristics mentioned above are the features shown by desert plants?

1. (iii) and (iv)
2. (ii) and (iii)
3. (ii) and (iv)
4. (i), (ii) and (iii)

Q. Desert plants have long roots that help them to ________.

1. prevent transpiration
2. absorb water
3. retain water
4. increase photosynthesis

Q. Which of the following is represented by "X" in the figure given below ?

1. Wetland
2. Grassland
3. Lake
4. Ocean

Q. Why do desert plants have small leaves or leaves that have been reduced to spines?

1. To bear more flowers
2. To minimise water loss through transpiration
3. To absorb more water from the atmosphere
4. To reduce the rate of photosynthesis

Q. Which of these is not a type of terrestrial habitat?
(a) desert
(b) grassland
(c) fresh water
(d) tundra

Q. Which of the following animal(s) is/are adapted to live in grasslands?

1. Both a and c
2. Lion
3. Camel
4. Giraffe