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Adaptive features — practice question

Xerophytes are plants adapted to environments where very little water is available.
(a)[3]

Describe what adaptation means.

(b)[4]

Describe two visible adaptive features shown in Fig. 6.1 and explain how each feature helps the plant live in a desert.

(c(i))[1]

Using the data in Table 6.1, estimate how many stomata there are in an ice plant leaf with a lower leaf surface area of $8\,\text{cm}^2$.

(c(ii))[2]

Explain the information shown in Table 6.1.

(d)[2]

Xerophytic forests are being threatened by human overexploitation. Suggest reasons why conserving xerophytic ecosystems is important.

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