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E. Answer the following questions.1. What are adaptations?2. What are the adaptations in plants growing on mountains and hilly areas?3. What are the features of desert plants? Give examples.4. How are the conditions in muddy swamps? How does a mangrove tree adapt to the conditions there?5. Write the differences between plants which grow in plains and in coastal areas. 6. Name the three types of aquatic plants with an example for each.Let%u2019s Think Critical ThinkingCan pondweed grow on top of water like a fixed plant? Why? Why not?[Clue: difference in stem, leaves, roots etc]Let%u2019s Discuss CommunicationCheck out different places like hill stations, botanical gardens, beaches on the internet and collect information about the different plants that grow there. Discuss in class.Let%u2019s Do Experimental LearningGrow a cactus plant in a pot of soil. Does it grow well? Does it need a lot of water? What are the adaptations you see?Let%u2019s Explore Experiential LearningVisit a botanical garden to know about adaptations in plants. Observe the adaptations the plants show. Make a note of your observations.Arrow-Puffin-4_Semester-1 Science 237