Discuss plants' and animals' adaptive strategies to survive fire. Observe plants and animals in your local area. Design a plant or animal that is adapted for fire survival. Small woody plants and shrubs normally have thin bark. These plants use the soil as an insulating layer to protect themselves.
Some plants protect their buds as an adaptive strategy to survive a fire.
Buds can be protected by layers of succulent, nonflammable foliage. Longleaf pine exemplifies this adaptive strategy. The buds of the longleaf pine are protected by a thick cluster of needles. Some plants even protect their buds by locating them within the main stem and roots. A few popular tree species possess this trait.