Plant adaptations

• How have buttress roots adapted to tropical rainforests?

  • Adapted to the nutrient deficient soil by growing large, thick roots to keep trees stable
• How have leaves adapted to the tropical rainforest?

  • Have bright colors or smells to attract pollinators
  • Have a conical ‘drip tip’ shape to prevent excess rainwater staying on top; keeps mould and rot away
• How have lianas adapted to the tropical rainforest?

  • Woody vines that have roots on the soil for nutrients but grow high into the canopy layer to access light
• How have epiphytes adapted to the tropical rainforest?

  • These are plants that live on the surface of other plants and receive nutrients from them