Plant Adaptations. Plants have adapted to live in their habitats.
植物适应。植物已经适应了在它们的栖息地生活。
Tundras are cold and windy habitats.
苔原是寒冷多风的栖息地。
Most tundra plants are hairy.
大多数苔原植物多毛。
This adaptation helps keep the plants warm.
这种适应有助于保持植物温暖。
The plants grow close to each other and to the ground and that protects them from the wind.
植物生长在彼此靠近地面的地方，这保护了它们免受风的伤害。
A prairie is a flat habitat with a lot of grass.
草原是一个平坦的栖息地，有很多草。
It is hot and dry in summer.
夏天又热又干。
Prairie plants have narrow leaves.
草原植物的叶子很窄。
This helps the plants keep water.
这有助于植物保持水分。
Leaves lose water.
树叶失去水分。
But wide leaves lose water faster than narrow leaves.
但是宽叶比窄叶失水快。
Woodland trees have adapted to the environment.
林地树木已经适应了环境。
In winter, water can freeze and plants cannot use it.
在冬天，水会结冰，植物不能使用它。
Maple trees have wide, flat leaves.
枫树的叶子又宽又平。
The leaves drop off in fall.
树叶在秋天掉落。
This helps the maple to conserve water.
这有助于枫树节约水分。
Pine trees have narrow, needle-shaped leaves.
松树有狭窄的针状叶子。
They do not drop off and they lose little water.
它们不会掉下来，也不会损失多少水分。