EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer:Large Leaves Leave are the part of a plant that contains chloroplasts. Chloroplasts are structures that contain chlorophyll, a pigment that captures sunlight and allows the plant to make sugars. The larger the leaf surface a plant has, the more sunlight it can capture.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dark Green Leaves. Dark leaves absorb more light than pale leaves. Dark leaves help plants that live in shady environments absorb as much sunlight as they can! Dark green leaves are an adaptation to help the plant make food while in a shady environment.

Detailed explanation-3: -Shade plants often have thin leaves with large surface areas. Thus they are anatomically adapted to be efficient at photosynthesis in low light.

Detailed explanation-4: -Physiological adaptations in plants Physiological adaptations of plants are processes which allow them to compete. An example of this is the formation of poisons for defence. The nettle plant stings us when we brush the tiny needles on its leaves, which contain poison.

Detailed explanation-5: -Leaves are covered by a waxy cuticle on the outer surface that prevents the loss of water. Plants that grow in dry environments and plants that grow on other plants (epiphytes) have a much thicker waxy cuticle than those growing in more moderate, well-watered environments (Figure 17.1.