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Oh, Little Kitty, it's surprising to see you gardening today.
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But I fear that the change in this flower's habitat might not work when it comes to its adaptation.
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Adaptation?
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Yes, Little Kitty.
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Hey friends, I'm sure you must have heard the term adaptation before
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and wondered what does it mean and how does it help living organisms to survive and thrive.
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So, in today's episode, let us explore this essential surviving topic and answer an interesting academic question.
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What is plant adaptation?
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Zoom in!
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So, what is adaptation in plants?
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As you must have seen, whenever you travel to a different city or country,
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you find it extremely difficult to adjust to it for a while due to changing climate,
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food or water.
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But as time progresses, your body begins to adapt to the new environment that helps you to feel better and settle down.
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So, this process of change by which an organism or species becomes better suited to its environment is called adaptation.
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In other words, adaptations often develop in response to a change in the organism's habitat and the same is the case
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with the plants.
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Let me explain.
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You probably are familiar with the plants in your environment.
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They are everywhere over the land, on top of the mountains and under water.
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But, did you know that those plants are specially designed to live there?
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Yes, a tree that lives in the desert probably wouldn't last in the rain forest
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and a tall tree can't survive in grasslands.
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The reason plants are able to survive in their environment is because of its adaptations.
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A plant adaptation is a unique feature a plant has
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that allows it to live and grow in its habitat or place that it lives.
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And once you move these trees from their natural habitat, they will often find it hard to survive and eventually die.
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So, now, as you know what plant adaptation means,
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let us briefly look at how these trees have managed to adapt and evolve according to their habitats,
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starting with plant adaptation in deserts.
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As we know, the desert has scarcity of water with dry land.
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Thus, the plants like the thorny cactus and Joshua tree have small
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or no leaves and many spines that help them conserve water.
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These tiny leaves have a thick wax coat that serves to retain water for a long time,
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while the leafless plants like cactus store water in their green stem.
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Also, the roots of these desert plants are near the soil surface
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that help to soak up water before it evaporates in the sky.
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The growth is slow as the plants do not have to make much food.
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Next comes the plant adaptations in the tropical rainforest.
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The tropical rainforest has a unique environment due to its hot climatic condition and heavy rain,
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which can cause problems such as promoting the growth of bacteria and fungi, which could be harmful to plants.
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So, the plants here have drip tips and waxy coverings on leaves to shed the extra water.
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Not only that, but the plants also have prop roots that help support them in the shallow soil.
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And due to the abundant growth of plants, some plants grow on top of one another to reach the sunlight.
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The types of plants we can find in the tropical rainforest like Bromeliads and Lianas.
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Let us move further towards the temperate forest
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which is blessed with trees from small to tall that witnesses four distinct seasons and have a harsh cold season.
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So most big trees here have thick barks to shed them against the chilly winters.
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Also, they have broad leaves that capture a lot of sunlight.
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But these leaves can weigh down the trees in winter.
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Thus, deciduous trees drop their leaves to minimize the water loss in autumn.
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Now that's really smart.
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Some examples of the kind of trees found here are wild flowers,
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oak, ash, maple, etc. Now let us learn about plant adaptation in water.
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You see, things are a bit different in plants that grow into the water.
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We all have seen the leaves are green in color.
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But in water plants, the leaves are greener on the upper side, whereas red in lower portions,
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as the top part is exposed to chlorophyll.
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Also, these plants do not have stems, as they do not require water to be absorbed.
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Some examples of these beautiful plants are water lily and lotus.
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So, in conclusion, adaptation is not an easy process and takes time to develop.
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Also, there are possibilities that the change in these adaptations may prove either favorable or unfavorable
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and might be a matter of life and death for these plants.
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Hence, it is necessary to have a piece of proper knowledge about their existence before planting them,
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so that they could survive for thousands and thousands of years.
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Trivia time!
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Did you know the roots of the mesquite have been measured up to a length of 50 to 80 meters
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and is considered to be the longest among desert plants.
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Another fun fact for you is that the grasslands are also known as prairies
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and have deep roots that help them to survive prairie fires.
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Hope you learned something new in today's episode.
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Until next time, it's me, Dr. Binocs, Zooming Out.
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Ah, never mind.

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Bu dersin kelimeleri ve konuşma notları

Bu A2 seviyesindeki konuşma dersi “Adaptations In Plants” videosuna dayanıyor. En çok tekrarlanan kelimeler: plant, adaptation, tree, leaves, survive. Bu videoda gölgeleme çalışması için 73 cümle ve 890 kelime var. Konuşma bölümü 7:27 sürüyor. Konuşmacı dakikada yaklaşık 119 kelimelik dengeli bir hızla konuşuyor; gölgeleme için rahat bir tempo. Kelimelerin %82’i İngilizcede en sık kullanılan 3.000 kelime arasında; geri kalanına başlamadan önce bakmakta fayda var.

Bu videodaki önemli kelimeler

Videodan öğrenmeye değer 15 kelime, telaffuzu ve anlamıyla:

KelimeTelaffuzAnlam
leaf isim/lif/yaprak
desert isim/ˈdɛz.ɚt/çöl
tropical sıfat/ˈtɹɑ.pɪ.kəl/tropikal
thick sıfat/θɪk/kalın
soil isim/sɔɪl/toprak
adapt fiil/əˈdæpt/uydurmak, adapte etmek
sunlight isim/ˈsʌnˌlaɪt/güneş ışığı
prairie isim/ˈpɹɛə.ɹi/bozkır, step
organism isim/ˈɔɹ.ɡəˌnɪz.əm/organizma, canlı
topic isim/ˈtɑpɪk/mevzu, tema
capture fiil/ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/ele geçirmek
flower isim/ˈfloʊɚ/çiçek
conclusion isim/kənˈkluːʒən/son
hence zarf/ˈhɛns/itibaren
coat isim/ˈkoʊ̯t/palto

Bu videodaki dil bilgisi

Konuşmacının en çok kullandığı yapılar, videodaki sözcüklerin aynısıyla:

YapıVideoda
Edilgen yapı be + fiilin üçüncü hâli — kimin yaptığı değil, ne olduğu önemliis called · are specially designed · is exposed
Present perfect have/has + fiilin üçüncü hâli — geçmişte olan ama şimdi de önemli olan bir eylemhave managed · have seen · have been measured
“might / may” ile olasılık might/may + fiil — mümkün ama kesin olmayan bir şeymight not work · may prove · might be

Dikkat edilecek telaffuzlar

Konuşmacı can't, I'm, wouldn't gibi kısaltılmış biçimleri 3 kez kullanıyor. Bunları duyduğunuz gibi kısa söyleyin.

  • “th” sesleri: thick /θɪk/, thrive /θɹajv/, thorny /ˈθɔɹni/
  • “sh” ve “zh” sesleri: adaptation /ˌæd.æpˈteɪ.ʃən/, capture /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/, conclusion /kənˈkluːʒən/, harsh /ˈhɑɹʃ/, shallow /ˈʃæloʊ/
  • Uzun kelimeler — vurguyu doğru yere koyun: adaptation /ˌæd.æpˈteɪ.ʃən/, organism /ˈɔɹ.ɡəˌnɪz.əm/, favourable /ˈfeɪv(ə)ɹəbəl/, deciduous /dɪˈsɪd͡ʒ.u.əs/, evaporate /ɪˈvæp.ə.ɹeɪt/

Türkçe konuşanların zorlandığı sesler:

  • /w/ — dudaklar yuvarlak, /v/ değil: whereas /(h)wɛɹˈæz/, weigh /weɪ/, waxy /ˈwæksi/
  • Kelime başındaki ünsüz kümesi — araya ünlü eklemeyin: tropical /ˈtɹɑ.pɪ.kəl/, stem /stɛm/, prairie /ˈpɹɛə.ɹi/, flower /ˈfloʊɚ/, whereas /(h)wɛɹˈæz/
  • /æ/ — “e”den daha açık: adaptation /ˌæd.æpˈteɪ.ʃən/, habitat /ˈhæb.ɪ.tæt/, adapt /əˈdæpt/, capture /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/, whereas /(h)wɛɹˈæz/

Bu videoyla nasıl çalışılır

  1. Videonun tamamını konuşmadan bir kez dinleyin ve bilmediğiniz kelimeleri not edin.
  2. Normal hızda cümle cümle tekrar edin; ritminiz konuşmacıyla aynı olana kadar her cümleyi yineleyin.
  3. Kendinizi kaydedin ve orijinaliyle karşılaştırın; leaf, desert, tropical gibi kelimelere özellikle dikkat edin.

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