Summary:
- Plants live just about everywhere on Earth.
- To live in so many different habitats, they have evolved adaptations that allow them to survive and reproduce under a diversity of conditions.
- All living plants today have terrestrial ancestors, but some plants now live in the water.
- They have had to evolve new adaptations for their watery habitat.
- Plants that are adapted to very dry environments are called xerophytes.
- Their adaptations may help them increase water intake, decrease water loss, or store water when it is available.