Adaptation of a plant

This is a photo of an aloe vera plant. An aloe vera plant is an example of an adaptation of a plant. An adaption of a plant is a change made to a species in order to help it better survive. Some plants have these adaptations to water. For example, aquatic plants live in water, so an adaption to aquatic plants are they lack a complex root system because they don't need to waste energy for roots to absorb water. Other plants live in areas that lack water, so their adaptation involves a long root system in order to collect moisture from the ground more easily. The aloe vera in the photo also has an adaptation to hot climates. Aloe vera are adapted to areas with low water availability and intense heat. They use their tissue to store large amounts of water and they have a thick leaf cuticle covered in wax so they don't dry out easily in hot climates. This can be seen in cacti and other desert plants. There are plants that don't make contact with the ground, so they adapt to their environment with modified leaves in order to collect water for photosynthesis. If plants were not able to adapt to their environment, almost every plant on Earth would die. This is why plant adaptations are very important.

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