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Cacti can live in the tropics, but they will probably die from too much water. Cacti retain water so if there is too much water, they basically drown. Tropics tend to have clay soil, and cacti need sand because of the way their roots grow and how the sand in the deserts retain the water, and clay might affect the cacti.
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How do you grow cacti?
cacti (cactus) grow in desers where there is not a lot of water but they still survive.
What do cacti do to survive in the desert?
they conserve their water
How do you survive in the tropics?
You sweat a lot.
How do you survive the tropics?
You sweat a lot.
How do the cacti in Arizona survive?
Cacti can survive in deserts because they store water in themselves and use them to grow.
Why do cacti survive in desert?
because it has water inside it
What environmental pressures do cactus's have?
Cacti occasionally suffer from the pressures of drought and other animals. Birds and mammals try to get the water from the cacti so THEY can survive. This is why cacti have thorns.
Why don't cacti freeze at night in the desert?
Most deserts that have cacti do not get cold, except in the dead of winter. Even those cacti growing in a cold winter desert have adapted to survive some freezing weather. However, if a usually hot desert has a sudden severe freeze in winter, some species of cacti are unable to survive.
What would you call the plants that can survive scarcity of water?
Cacti, succulents.
Can a cactus survive in the dry alpine?
No, most alpine areas are entirely too cold for most cacti to survive.
Describe one extra functions of cacti swollen and green stems. Explain how it helps cacti survive in the desert?
they store water and reduce transpiration
Important skills women in the tropics used?
Important skills for women in the tropics used to survive include knowing how to get food, water and shelter.
