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Plant Adaptations

Whether the goal is finding food, water, light, or simply staying safe, plants are superheroes at adapting depending on their surroundings. Explore how.

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Videos

Explore key adaptations.

Cartoon image of an anthropomorphized tree and acorn both wearing gloves and flowing red capes, like superheroes

How Do Oak Trees Adapt? | Plant Adaptations

cartoon illustration of a watering can watering a plant

How Do Plants Find Water? | Plant Adaptations

collage illustration of a carnivorous plant venus flytrap

Carnivorous Plants and Their Traps | Plant Adaptations

cartoon illustration of an anthropomorphized carrot wearing boxing gloves, boots and a sweatband as it punches the air.

How Do Plants Protect Themselves? | Plant Adaptations

cartoon illustration of an anthropomorphized acorn wearing a thong, wide-brimmed hat and sunglasses.

How Do Plants Get Light? | Plant Adaptations

Spotlights

Explore plants parts and more.

green oak leaf

Leaves

The trunk of a tree grows in three branches. The base of the trunk is swollen.

Stems

Tree trunk with large sprawling above-ground roots.

Roots

Poster illustrating the process of photosynthesis using a drawing of a sunflower

Food from Sunlight

Plants and fish underwater

Life in the Water

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