Plant adaptations in cold environments

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means that plants can survive aridity such as rock surfaces
drought resistance
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are insulated beneath the snow in a warmer microclimate
prostrate
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have a large underground root system whch stores food over winter
herbaceous perrenials
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preformed ------ ---- maximises time for seed production
flower buds
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a plant that lives for thousands of years
lichens
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an area where plants animals and other organisms work together to form a bubble of life
ecosystem
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living ecosystem
biotic
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non-living ecosystem
abiotic
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refers to the amount of different types of species living in an area
biodiversity
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another word for plants
flora
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another word for animals
fauna
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are insulated beneath the snow in a warmer microclimate

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prostrate

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have a large underground root system whch stores food over winter

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preformed ------ ---- maximises time for seed production

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a plant that lives for thousands of years

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