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How do a group of plants called succulents adapt to their desert environment?
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Cacti and succulents are plants that have adapted to the scarcity of rain water where they live, usually in a dry desert environment. They survive by having fibrous roots that spread out and dive deep into the ground, seeking out any underground water levels deep below. Any water is stored in stems or leaf cells that will expand to accommodate and hold as much water as possible. Cacti and succulents have a waxy coating that prevents water escaping from the plant.
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Why are desert plants very hardy?
Succulents are plants that are able to store water in their leaves or stems which is a good adaptation to have for plants that live in an arid environment. No all desert plants are succulents, however.
Why are plants able to survive and adapt to this kind of weather?
the main plants in a desert are "succulents" (cacti and other) which hold their water in their leaves
How are cactus and prickly pear able to survive in the desert while tea plants cannot?
they are succulents and retain water in their leaves.
What are the plants and animals in Mexico?
well, I'm probably not much help but in Mexico there are alot of cactus' and succulents, desert type plant's
Which type of desert plants store water in the tissues of its leaves and stems?
Succulents, including cacti, store water in leaves and stems.
Are desert plants generally succulents?
No, the vast majority of plants in the desert are not succulents. They are typical plants that have developed other means of living in an arid environment.
Why are desert plants called succulents?
Only those desert plants that have the ability to store water in their stems or leaves are called succulents. Cacti, agaves, aloes, some euphorbias are examples.
What are the plants in the dry desert climate'?
Succulents.
What is the name of the fleshy desert plant?
Fleshy plants are called succulents and includes cacti, agaves, aloes, etc.
Why are desert plants very hardy?
Succulents are plants that are able to store water in their leaves or stems which is a good adaptation to have for plants that live in an arid environment. No all desert plants are succulents, however.
What are the plants that have adapted to the deserts environment?
Xerophytes, halophytes and succulents
What plant stores water and lives in a desert?
There are a variety of plants called succulents that live in the deserts, plants that can store water in their tissues. One group of succulent plants are the cacti.
What are plants called when they can store water?
Succulents
What are three producers in a hot and dry desert?
Producers are plants and include all grasses, shrubs, trees and succulents found in a desert.
What is the producer in a desert?
Any plant, and only plants, are the producers in a desert.Any plant, and only plants, are the producers in a desert.
Why are plants able to survive and adapt to this kind of weather?
the main plants in a desert are "succulents" (cacti and other) which hold their water in their leaves
How are cactus and prickly pear able to survive in the desert while tea plants cannot?
they are succulents and retain water in their leaves.
