Plant adaptations
Explore how plant adaptations support the balance of nature and the many ways plants and animals depend on each other to survive.
Designed for grade levels: 7-11 years old, 3rd-5th grade.
Growth and development of organisms
All animals need food in order to live and grow. They obtain their food from plants or from other animals. Plants need water and light to live and grow.
Adaptation
For any particular environment, some kinds of organisms survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all.
Videos: habitat
Adaptations are about survival. Discover how adaptations help plants survive in their environments.
Investigate oak trees from the ground up and learn how these important trees survive.
Downloads: adaptions
Adaptations activity journal
Adaptations resources
Descanso’s plant adaptations
Did you know?
Did you know that coast live oaks are a keystone species? This means they provide habitat and food for hundreds of living organisms including mammals, birds, insects, and other plants.
Descanso Gardens’ habitat
Learn more about the wildlife of Descanso and about how we create safe habitats for the diverse group of creatures who make Descanso their home.