Unit 4

Plants

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Sharp thorns

Bad smell Produce latex

Specific
Characteristics of
Plants to Protect
Themselves from
Enemies

Poisonous Fine hairs

Unit 4 : Plants

Specific Characteristics of Plants to

Protect Themselves from Enemies

Sharp Thorns
• Can hurt the enemies that want to eat or touch them.

Injury
Durian
caused by
sharp thorns
of cactus

Pineapple Cactus

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Produce Latex
• Prevent enemies from eating it by releasing sticky
latex.

Jackfruit tree Papaya tree

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Fine Hairs
• The leaves or stems with fine hair cause the enemies feel
itchy when touched them.

Allergic
responds to
bamboo
plant

Pumpkin plant Bamboo plant

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Poisonous
• Causes poisoning or even death.

Allamanda plant are poisonous on

the leaves, stems, roots and flowers.

Pong pong tree

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Bad Smell
• Parts of the plant smell bad so that they are not
disturbed by their enemies.

• Citronella plant is also known as a

mosquito repellent plant.
• Its leaves produce strong bad smell
so that the enemies will go away.

Lantana plant

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Plants have specific characteristics to adapt themselves during climate and

seasonal changes to ensure the survival of their species.

1 Strong Seasonal Wind

• Have a flexible trunk and split

leaves.
• Reduce the force of strong
winds.

• Have flexible trunk and

branches and needle-
shaped leaves.
• Reduce the force of
strong winds.
Coconut tree Casuarina tree
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2 Hot Climate and Dry Season

• Spines leaves can prevent water loss.

• Its stem can store water.
• Long roots can absorb water deep on the
soil.

Cactus plant

• Stem and leaves are

covered with fine hairs to
prevent water loss when
the weather is hot.

Tomato plant

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2 Hot Climate and Dry Season

• Roll leaves when the weather is

hot to prevent water loss.

Turmeric plant

• Have waxy leaves to avoid

excessive water loss when
the weather is hot.

Yam plant
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2 Hot Climate and Dry Season

• Shed leaves to avoid

water loss when the
weather is hot and
during the dry season.

Rubber tree
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3 Cold Climate

• Thick bark covering on trunk • Needle-shaped leaves and thick

to protect itself from the bark to protect itself during strong
cold climate. seasonal wind, hot and cold
weather.

Maple tree Pine tree

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Specific Characteristic of Plants

Source : learning junction

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Dispersal of seeds or fruits

Human and Explosive

Wind Water
animals mechanism

Characteristics: Characteristics: Characteristics: Characteristics:

• Small • Husk with air • Attractive colour • Seed pods
• Lightweight cavities • Pleasant smell dry out
• Fine hairs • Waxy skin • Edible flesh • Seed pods
• Thin • Small split open
• Wing-like Examples: • Lightweight
structure • Coconut • Have hooks Examples:
• Water • Garden
Examples: lettuce Examples: balsam
• Shorea • Lotus • Durian • Rubber fruit
• Lalang • Rambutan • Nuts
• Angsana • Burr mallow • Bitter bean
• Mango

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Lalang Dispersal by Wind

Characteristics of seeds or
fruits:
• Small
• Lightweight
• Fine hairs
• Thin
Shorea • Wing-like structure

Angsana

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Dispersal by Wind

Source : Youtube- Free Animated Education

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Dispersal by Water

Characteristics of seeds or fruits:

• Waxy skin
• Husk with air cavities Lotus

Coconut

Water lettuce
husk

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Dispersal by Water

Source : Youtube- Free Animated Education

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Longan

Dispersal by Animals and Humans

Characteristics of seeds or fruits:

• Small
• Lightweight
• Have hooks
• Edible flesh
• Attractive colour
• Pleasant smell
Durian

Rambutan

Burr mallow seeds

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Dispersal by Animals and Humans

Source : Youtube- Free Animated Education

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Balsam flower
seed
Dispersal by Explosive Mechanism

Characteristics of seeds or fruits:

• Seed pods dry out
• Seed pods split open

Okra

Garden balsam Rubber fruit

Bitter bean

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Dispersal by Explosive Mechanism

Source : Youtube- Vidhya Peetham_5th

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The Importance of
Survival for Animal
and Plant Species Animals and Humans:
1. Provide fertilizers and nutrients to
plants through decaying process.
Plants:
2. Help to disperse the seeds
1. Food source to other living and fruits of the plants.
things.
2. Provide oxygen to other
living things during 3. Animals make their nests using
photosynthesis. plants for protection.

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