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    Characteristics of Terrestrial Plants

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    Terrestrial plants grow on or from land and come in various sizes and shapes. They grow in different environments like soil, rocks, or clinging to fences. Their structures are suited to the conditions in their habitats, such as forest plants growing tall and sturdy. Leaves and other structures help plants survive by trapping sunlight or storing water. Roots also adapt to the habitat in their size and shape.

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    Characteristics of Terrestrial Plants

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    Terrestrial plants grow on or from land and come in various sizes and shapes. They grow in different environments like soil, rocks, or clinging to fences. Their structures are suited to the conditions in their habitats, such as forest plants growing tall and sturdy. Leaves and other structures help plants survive by trapping sunlight or storing water. Roots also adapt to the habitat in their size and shape.

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    Terrestrial plants grow on or from land and come in various sizes and shapes. They grow in different environments like soil, rocks, or clinging to fences. Their structures are suited to the conditions in their habitats, such as forest plants growing tall and sturdy. Leaves and other structures help plants survive by trapping sunlight or storing water. Roots also adapt to the habitat in their size and shape.

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    Characteristics of Terrestrial Plants

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    Terrestrial plants grow on or from land and come in various sizes and shapes. They grow in different environments like soil, rocks, or clinging to fences. Their structures are suited to the conditions in their habitats, such as forest plants growing tall and sturdy. Leaves and other structures help plants survive by trapping sunlight or storing water. Roots also adapt to the habitat in their size and shape.

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    Characteristics

    of Terrestrial
    Plants
    * A terrestrial plant is a plant that grows on or in or from
    land.Some Terrestrial plants are small, others are big.
    There are plants with big trunks while others have soft
    stem. Other plants bear flowers while others do not.
    * Other types of plants are aquatic (living in water),
    epiphytic (living on trees) and lithophytic (living in or on
    rocks).
    * Terrestrial Plants grow in different places. There are
    plants that grow directly on the soil. While other grow on
    rocks.Other plants cling to the fence while the most
    number of plants are found in the field.
    * Plants living in different places are exposed to varied
    conditions however, are their structures are suited to
    particular needs. For example, forest plants tend to grow
    tall and sturdy.
    * Shapes and sizes of the leaves are also important for
    survival. Plants like bananas produce big, broad leaves to
    efficiently trap more energy.
    * Plants with waxy leaves help to protect themselves from
    dehydration as a result of too much exposure to the
    sunlight.
    * Some plants have also developed structures to store
    water especially in the dessert. Cactus is the best examples
    * Roots of the plants adapt themselves too their habitat. They differ in
    sizes and shapes too. These characteristics are determined by their
    functions.
    They are also referred to as
    hydrophytes or macrophytes. These
    plants require special adaptations for
    living submerged in water, or at the
    water's surface. The most common
    adaptation is aerenchyma, but
    floating leaves and finely dissected
    leaves are also common.
    •Aquatic Plants
    - are plants that have adapted to living
    within aquatic environments. They are also
    reffered to as Hydrophytes. These plants require
    special adaptations for living submerged in
    water or at the water’s surface.
    •Aquatic Plants
    - can only grow in water or in soil that’s is
    permanently saturated with water.
    •Specialized structures are important to plants in order
    to adapt to their environment.
    - Thorns and hairs are some of the specialized
    structures of plants. Not all plants have thorns and
    hairs.
    - The water lily leaves have thick and buoyant
    leaves while lotus leaves are flat and broad. Water
    lilies have wide flat leaves that help distribute weight
    over a large area thus helping them float.
    - The hyacinths have long roots so that they can
    reach the soil underwater.

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