How do plants survive long periods without drinking water?

No animal can survive without water however the Camel can last for periods of time without drinking water. The camel can survive when dehydrated by 40%. They are also able to get moisture from salty plants and water. A healthy camel's body temperature can fluctuate during the day from 34°C-41.7°C,allowing it to conserve water by not sweating as the temperature rises.

The plants and trees in the desert are known as succulents. Succulent plants can hold water and therefore can survive without water for periods of time.

Some plants like mushrooms and fungi can survive without sunlight.

Yes plants can survive without fertilizers. The luxuriant growth of plants in tropical rain forests is totally without fertilizers.

Without sunlight, plants can not survive.

some plants can survive without animals but most need it to pollenate the plant

Plants cannot survive without water, they are like Humans and animals without water we will all die.

mammals cant survived without green plants because that is their food and that how they live without green plants they will die.

nitrogen is the main nutrient for plants without it plants cant survive without plants herbivorous animals cant survive without them carnivorous animals cant survive without either of them omnivorous animals cant survive

Not for long, without sun. We can't survive without the sun.

No, we cannot survive without plants for long Reasons:- 1.Plants give us oxygen to breathe 2. Plants are the basic producers of energy(food). no.

so that they can adapt to the climate and they can store water in ther roots for the long periods without water

mammals cant survive without green plants , because that is their food and they live off of the plants. Green plant can live without mammals, because they can make their own food with photosynthesis.

There are no plants nor animals that can survive without water.

Plants in the desert are shorter & have developed the adaptation to survive long periods of drought & hot weather

Because plants produce our oxygen and we can't live without oxygen, therefore we need plants to survive.

We can not survive without plants because plants is the only life support on the earth. we get everything from plants like food,wood,paper,oil,oxygen etc. No plants will result into Global warming.

No, plants cannot survive without sunlight, herbivores cannot survive without plants, and I don't think carnivores and omnivores can survive without herbivores. Besides, they would all freeze to death within a few days anyway.

Without animalscarnivorous plants wouldn't survive because that's their food

A rabbit needs plants to survive because a rabbit is an herbivore. Without plants, it would surely die; no food.

No, a plant could not grow without oxygen.

Rain Forest plants survive by drinking the water from the rain after it has fell it uses photosynthesis like plants in the UK and others use the sun to create food and that is how they survive Thank You for using Wiki Answers for your question

they should be watered as without water plants cannot survive like we cannot survive without water for 1 day they also cannot survive for 1 day so they should be watered everyday

No, because only plants can manufacture food and give oxygen.

There is no way we can live without plants........What should we eat? Meat? Are you kidding me? What do animals like cow , sheep goat , camel birds eat? plants.....if no plants no animal... no animal no meat... no meat NO HUMANS....! So we can not survive without plants. but we can survive without meat. but there wouldn't be enough vegetables for everyone ..the world population will decrease way lot. By Mehernosh Haidary