The pine tree leaves are adapted for snow deserts. To minimize the evaporation of water these become needle like, reducing the free surface area but at the same time have chlorenchyma cells with many infoldings to provide maximum space for capturing sunlight.
Essential oils present in the cell sap do not allow free water to freeze under low temperature.
Pine leaves are needle like in appearance hence have very less area for transpiration. The mesophyll cells have enfolding to create more space inside for photosynthesis. Fewer stomata remain sunken to minimize evaporation.
Pine trees modify the leaves to needle like structure so that the snow slips on it.It modifies the stomata to decrease the transpiration of water.
Pine trees modify the leaves to needle like structure so that the snow slips on it.It modifies the stomata to decrease the transpiration of water.
No, Pine Trees have pine needles, not leaves
All pine trees have flowers but they are insignificant.
Pine needles.
Yes - the 'needles' of pine trees are their actual leaves.
Pine Trees dont have leaves they have pine needles
because the geographical regions where the pine trees are growing would not allow them to have broad leaves and they have to conserve water also. In addition needle like leaves of the pine trees increase the photosynthetic surface area of these plants.
there are no leaves, only pine needles
protects its self from animals that try to eat it
Short and pointy leaves are a common adaptation in cold climates. The Pine tree is well known for these kinds of leaves. The short pointy shapes of the leaves allows snow to easily fall off them when it's snowing. The leaves are also coated in special enzymes that reduces the effect of the cold especially from snow that managed to trap itself on the leaves.
Needles
Needles.