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very plant is created to suit the climatic conditions where it
lives. For instance, plants in arid zones have characteristics
E that others in temperate climates lack. For this reason, plants
from an arid region can’t be expected to survive in tropical forests and
conversely, a plant from tropical forests cannot live in the Arctic, be-
cause all of a tropical plant’s characteristics, such as leaf size and seed
resilience, are suited to that region’s particular climate. However, some
plants show an amazing ability to
withstand unexpectedly harsh condi-
tions. Plants should be able to survive
hot weather, drought, violent rainfall
or severe cold. Some plants manage to
An aquatic plant cannot live in the desert, nor can a plant suited for a dry climate
live in the rain forest. Each of the plants pictured is created to live in different cli-
matic conditions.
