An adaptation is a characteristic or behavior that helps an organism survive in its environment. Watch this video about how the sundew plant survives. Use evidence from the video to explain the plant’s adaptations.
As the video is not available, let's have a general look at some of the adaptations of the sundew plant:
The sundew plants have a mucilage which is a sticky substance. This allows the plant to capture its prey and digest it. This gel-like sticky substance is present on the tentacles as well as the leaves of the sundew plant. This adaptation allows sundew plants to survive even in soils where there are little or no nutrients as they can get the energy from the insects they capture and digest.
The sundew plant lives in nitrogen-poor bogs. It has small tentacles that secrete a sticky, sweet-smelling substance that looks like dew. This adaptation helps the plant attract insects, which get stuck in the dew-like substance. The plant then curls around the insect and suffocates it. The plant uses digestive enzymes to engulf the insect and obtain the nitrogen it needs.
