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Tropical Rainforest:

  • Large fan-shaped leaves that are good at catching sun and water
  • Buttress roots to support tall trees so they can reach sunlight
  • Lianas spread up the tree to get the sunlight
  • Drip tips to shed excess water after heavy rainfall
  • Grow tall to reach the sun light

Coniferous Woodland:

  • Thick bark to protect against the cold weather
  • Flexible branches to help cope with heavy snowfall
  • Pine cones to protect seeds
  • Thin, waxy needles to reduce water loss
  • Evergreen nature so they can photosynthesise all the time
  • Dense to create warmth in winter

Desert:

  • Long roots to trap water 
  • Short life cycles - can remain dormant until the rain falls again
  • Ability to be succulent - store water

 

 

Causes:

  • Palm Oil Plantations 
    • Malaysia is the world's second largest exporter of palm oil
    • Used in cosmetics and food which = higher demand = jobs = more money
    • In order to grow it, farmers have to deforest large areas of land 
    • Destroys habitats
    • Borneo - A NEE so if they were to stop this them many would lose their jobs and their would be a fall in the economy
  • Forest Fires  
    • Used to remove large areas of trees for palm oil plantations
    •  Peat swamp forests are destroyed
    • Fires grow out of control
  • Logging and Mining
    • Illegal logging takes place so people don't know where it's happening and how much of it is happening
    • Unknown if it's actually happening or not
  • Tourism
    • Lead to deforestation for resorts
    • Ecotourism is being introduced 
    • 7% of tourists to Malaysia like ecotourism

Plant Adaptations in Different Biomes

Emily Pine
Module by Emily Pine, updated more than 1 year ago
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