Organisms have features known as which enable them to survive in the conditions in which they normally live. Animals and plants may be adapted for survival in the conditions where they normally live eg deserts, the Arctic.
Animals and plants may be adapted for survival in the conditions where they normally live eg deserts, the Arctic.
Plants lose water vapour from the surface of their leaves. Plants may be adapted to survive in dry environments by means of:
As one species evolves a defence other species may evolve a 'work around' for example Giraffes have evolved a long tongue that enables them to eat the leaves of plants with sharp - not to mention the length of their . Many of the useful chemicals found in plants are actually defence mechanisms against insects and other animals, for example Nicotine in the tobacco plant is a powerful insecticide.
Many of the useful chemicals found in plants are actually defence mechanisms against insects and other animals, for example Nicotine in the tobacco plant is a powerful insecticide.
