0
Cactus have a waxy layer on them to prevent water loss and reduce transpiration
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago
Oceanbreeze. Salma
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
How are a cactus leaves adapted to living in the dessert?
A cactus leaves get sunlight and they make photosynthesis and they get water from that and they save the water
How are cactus plant adapted in deserts?
they save water in there trunk
What is cactus water?
It's water from a cactus! The cactus has collected that water!x
What is the diet of the cactus wren?
cactus and cactus water
What is a very tall cactus that can store water inside there stem?
Water, dissolved nutrients, and byproductsof photosynthesis are stored in the cactus stem. The water and the dissolved nutrients are sent up into the stem from the cactus plant's roots. They're held in the stem until they can be used in the photosynthetic interaction with sunlight. From that interaction are made the energizing carbohydrates, starches and sugars that the cactus needs for such activities as flowering, fruiting, growing, reproducing, and responding to stresses and stressors.
Where does a cactus store water if it doesn't have leaves?
A cactus stores water in its stem.
Where in the saguaro cactus is the water held?
Water is stored in tissue in the stem of the cactus.
Can you drink water from cactus?
no because you wouldn't be able to go inside the cactus
why can't cactus grow in a marshy area?
Because a cactus can't grow in clayey soil and there is a lot of water in the marshes, the cactus does not need a lot of water
Does the barrel cactus have water?
The barrel cactus stores water in is spongy interior tissues but does not have a water reservoir of water.
How can you determine how much water a cactus can hold?
Find a cactus that has nearly died of thirst and weigh it.Water the cactus until it stops absorbing water. Weigh the cactus again. Subtract the new weight from the original weight. That tells you how much water the cactus has absorbed.
Where does a cactus store most of its water?
A cactus stores most of its water in its stem or body
