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Aims of the session: Take measurements of leaves + see if xerophytes have a different pattern of mass loss Learn about

Aims of the session: Take measurements of leaves + see if xerophytes have a different pattern of mass loss Learn about the adaptations xerophytes have See what type of question they can ask about xerophytes (and be able to answer it). Plant adaptations to habitats

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Aims of the session: Take measurements of leaves + see if xerophytes have a different pattern of mass loss Learn about

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  1. Aims of the session: • Take measurements of leaves + see if xerophytes have a different pattern of mass loss • Learn about the adaptations xerophytes have • See what type of question they can ask about xerophytes (and be able to answer it)

  2. Plant adaptations to habitats Plants in different habitats possess different adaptations: Mesophytes: plants adapted to a habitat with adequate water Xerophytes: plants adapted to a dry habitat Halophytes: plants adapted to a salty habitat Hydrophytes: plants adapted to a freshwater habitat

  3. Hydrophyte: Leaf undersurface of the tree fern. Extremely high number of stomata per unit in a species living in tropic cloud forests where is is very moist.

  4. XEROPHYTES

  5. Xerophytes possess some or all of these adaptations to prevent excessive water loss • Stomata sunken in pits creates local humidity/decreases exposure to air currents; • Presence of hairs creates local humidity next to leaf/decreases exposure to air currents by reducing flow around stomata; • Thick waxy cuticle makes more waterproof impermeable to water;

  6. Xerophytes possess some or all of these adaptations to prevent excessive water loss cont. • Stomata on inside of rolled leaf creates local humidity/decreases exposure to air currents because water vapour evaporates into air space rather than atmosphere e.g. British Marram grass • Fewer stomata decreases transpiration as this is where water is lost;

  7. Adaptation How it works Example thick cuticle stops uncontrolled evaporation through leaf cells small leaf surface area less surface area for evaporation conifer needles, cactus spines low stomata density smaller surface area for diffusion sunken stomata maintains humid air around stomata marram grass, cacti stomatal hairs (trichores) maintains humid air around stomata marram grass, couch grass rolled leaves maintains humid air around stomata marram grass, extensive roots maximise water uptake cacti Xerophyte adaptations summary:

  8. All Cacti are xerophytes

  9. Left and right Epidermis of the cactus Rhipsalis dissimilis. Left: View of the epidermis surface. The crater-shaped depressions with a guard cell each at their base can be seen. Right: X-section through the epidermis & underlying tissues. The guard cells are countersunk, the cuticle is thickened. These are classic xerophyte adaptations.

  10. Transverse Section Through Leaf of Xerophytic Plant

  11. XEROPHYTE SPECIES STUDY: MARRAM GRASS

  12. Marram grass possesses: rolledleaves, leafhairs andsunkenstomata. These adaptations make it resistant to dry conditions and of course sand-dunes which drain very quickly retain very little water.

  13. BYB3 June 2001 Question 8 part c

  14. BYB3 June 2001 Question 8 part c ANSWERS

  15. BYB3 Jan 2002 Question 6 part c

  16. BYB3 Jan 2002 Question 6 part c ANSWERS

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