Explain the mode of adaptation of plants like lichen ,mosses ,algae in Antarctica?

To grow in extreme climatic condition the plants of Antarctica have some special adaptation like

  • They can tolerate very low temperature and continuous snowfall.
  • They are comparatively dark in colour to absorb as much sunlight as possible.
  • They can easily grow in cervices, under rocks and snow.
  • They grow in colonies to share their resources
  • They can hold water as scarcity of water is extreme there.
  • They can grow in low quality soil with less nutrients.

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