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Conifers have needle-like leaves, have cones instead of flowers and produce seeds.
Spruce pines, Pinus glabra, have acicular leaves which are needle like.
Yes, cacti have evolved to eliminate leaves and replace them with spines.
Needle-like leaves reduce the surface area of the leaf, thus reducing the amount of water that evaporates from the plant in low-temperature or low-water conditions.
They ferns because .........................................................
The needle-like leaves and scale-like leaves help the coniferous trees by conserving water loss with the wax coating. The also give the tree more surface area for photosynthesis.
They are classified as gymnosperms. They produce cones instead of flowers. Flowering plants are called angiosperms. Gymnosperms usually have modifed leaves that are needle-like while angiosperms have broad flat leaves.
The leaves of pine trees are needle-like.
needle-like leaves
Conifers have needle-like leaves, have cones instead of flowers and produce seeds.
Every gymnosperm produces naked seeds. In addition, many gymnosperms have needle-like or scale-like leaves, and deep-growing root systems.
Scale like leaves
Most conifers have needles that serve the same purpose as leaves.
The "needle like leaves" could be eastern hemlock if they have small needles that don't hurt when you touch their ends.
A conifer has needle shaped leaves. The cones are the seed bearers.
Needle-like
Conifers.