Physical & Chemical Defences
- Plants have a range of defence mechanisms to infections and infestations
- These can be split into physical and chemical defences
- Plants have adaptations to prevent herbivores from eating them (see Adaptations)
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Plant adaptions table
Being able to link concepts together such as adaptations and why this will help the plant is essential for answering 2+ mark questions. When you state an adaptation always say how this will help the plant.
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Lára graduated from Oxford University in Biological Sciences and has now been a science tutor working in the UK for several years. Lára has a particular interest in the area of infectious disease and epidemiology, and enjoys creating original educational materials that develop confidence and facilitate learning.