See how a cactus solves the water problem, and hold all five land habitats together before moving to water.
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The chapter's photograph of cactus plants growing on dry ground
Cactus plants have a green stem and spines instead of leaves to survive in dry areas.
Cactus stores water in a soft fleshy stem and has spines instead of leaves
A cactus grows in desert areas and can survive in soil that has very little water.
Three questions on how the cactus survives in the desert
Which of the following plants can survive in soil with very little water?
The chapter's activity listing trees in and around the school
List the plants growing directly inside your school campus.
List the plants growing in the neighborhood around your school.
Sort the trees you named into the habitats we studied (Hills, Plains, Hot and wet, Marshy, Desert).