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P.O.C Acacia Tree Kapook Tree

Habitat Umbrella-shaped trees
Leaves
Southern African Savannah Brazil Amazon Rainforest

Tiny leaves at the top Hand-shaped leaves with

to hold in water and absorb narrow parts to allow wind

sunlight. to move gentely through

leaves.

Sharp spines around them It has fluffy yellow seeds to

not to be eaten by animals. be easily carried by wind.

Roots Very long taproot grows Large wide buttress roots

downword to search for grow high up on trunk to

water. hold it in the soggy soil

(wet mudy soil)

“35 m below soil” “5 m above”
Behavioral 1- It produces a poison to
adaptation keep animals away. It has delicious-smelling
flowers to send messages
2-It sends a smelly message through wind to attract bats.
to warn other accacia trees
to start making the same.
Trunk Long trunk, most animals
except giraffe can’t reach.

First Term Trunk stores water as the
camel hump sto1r4es fat

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