Plants are adapted for their environment
I can describe how some plants are adapted to help them survive, and how environmental conditions affect plant biodiversity positively and negatively.
- Year 8
Plants are adapted for their environment
I can describe how some plants are adapted to help them survive, and how environmental conditions affect plant biodiversity positively and negatively.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Biodiversity is a measure of the range of living organisms.
- Living organisms, including plants, have adaptations that help them to survive in their environment.
- Examples of physical plant adaptations include shallow or deep roots, and the presence of spines to deter consumers.
- Plants can also have behavioural adaptations such as growing towards light.
- Changes to the environment can affect plant biodiversity.
Keywords
Biodiversity - Biodiversity is the range of different living species that live in a place.
Adaptation - An adaptation is a feature that organisms have to help them live in a particular place.
Extinction - Extinction is the permanent loss of a species.
Conservation - Conservation is the process of protecting biodiversity and the environment.
Common misconception
Pupils often believe that biodiversity is the number of organisms that live in a place, rather than the number of different species that live in a place.
There is extensive coverage in the lesson around biodiversity being the range of species that are found in an area.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is a habitat?
Q2.Match the word to its meaning.
Q3.What do plants need to survive?
Q4.Which of these features are abiotic?
Q5. is the process of protecting biodiversity and the environment.
Q6.Why is biodiversity important?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is biodiversity?
Q2.True or False? Adaptations are physical features
Q3.Match the plant adaptation to its benefit for the plants survival.
