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What else can I help you with?
Is a thorn a leaf modification?
Thorns are leaf modifications in opuntia (a type of cactus) and a stem modification in bougainvillea. So it depends on the type of plant.
Is cactus leafy plant?
yes, it is, the leaf of a cacti plant is modified into spines in order to reduce transpiration. This is a method of desert adaptation.
What plants live in Africa?
tridax plant, cactus plant and the likes
Is cactus a leaf or a stem?
Leaves provide extra surface area for water to evaporate out of the plant. In the arid desert, plants need all the water they can get.
Why does the stem of the cactus perform the function of a leaf?
because as we all know, cactus' do not have leafs, and for mot cactus' that live in the desert or suburban areas there is little rain. so the stem of the cactus does the same job as the leaf does on a normal plant and performs photosynthesis.
What does a cactus plant use for making shelter?
A cactus plant tends to dominate its environment, particularly if that habitat is the desert. In such a bright, dry, hot niche, the cactus tends to be the main form of vegetation. Any other vegetation tends to be the understory to the cactus, and not the other way around, except in the jungle.So a cactus plant tends to use its own body parts as its shelter. The main sheltering body part is the thickened stem to move, process and store nutrient solutions and photosynthetic products. Another is the modified leaf in the form of thorns, spines, spikes, quills, prongs, needles, hairs or bristles. The modified leaf protects the plant from predators.
What is the name of a cactus plant branch?
A cactus plant branch :D
Diagram with label of cactus plant?
well a cactus plant has many parts like flowers
What organism is a cactus?
A cactus is a plant, a dicot.
What is a cactus's diet?
A cactus is a plant. It does not eat.
What does the top of a cactus do?
The tip of a cactus is where growth occurs in a cactus plant. If this is badly damaged the plant may die or begin to grow elsewhere in the plant giving the plant an abnormal appearance.
Are cactus spines alive?
Yes, cactus spines are living parts of the cactus plant. They owe their existence to growth buds on the plant's surface. From the growth buds also come a cactus plant's flowers.
