There are four main types of plants: terrestrial plants that grow on land, aquatic plants that grow in water, insectivorous plants that are carnivores and eat insects, and non-green plants that do not perform photosynthesis. Terrestrial plants examples include pepper and rice. Aquatic plants can be floating plants like lotus and duckweed, or underwater plants with narrow leaves like tape grass and pondweed. Insectivorous plants that eat insects include the Venus flytrap and pitcher plant. Non-green plants that do not photosynthesize include mushrooms and Indian pipes.

1. Adaptations in Plants
Class 5

2. There are mainly 4 types of trees
• Terrestrial Plants
Plants that grow on land
• Aquatic Plants
Plants that grow in water
• Insectivorous Plants
Plants that are carnivores on land
• Non-Green Plants
Plant that doesn’t perform photosynthesis

3. Terrestrial Plants
• The Plants which grows on land are called as
Terrestrial Plants.
• Some examples are :- Pepper, Rice etc.
Pepper Rice

4. Aquatic Plants
• Floating Plants
• These are spongy, Soft and float on the
surface of water.
• Some examples are :- Lotus, Duckweed etc.
Lotus Duckweed

5. Aquatic Plants
• Underwater Plants
• These have narrow leaves without any
stomata.
• They breath through water and clean it.
• Some examples are :- Tape Grass, pond
weed etc.
Tape Grass Pondweed

6. Insectivorous Plants
• These plants eat insects.
• Some Examples Are :- Venus Flytrap,
Pitcher Plant etc.
Venus Flytrap Pitcher Plant

7. Non - Green Plants
• These plants does not perform
Photosynthesis
• They are not green in colour
• Some examples are :- Mushrooms, Indian
pipes etc.
Indian Pipes Mushroom