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it stores water in its large stem
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How does cactus plant survive in hot environment?
it stores water in its large stem
What plant is the most important in the oasis?
The cactus is the plant most often linked to the desert. Cactus thrive in the hot environment with limited water, they are often how animals get water.
How can a cactus survive in a hot and dry desert explain?
They store water in their trunks. Also, they don't have leaves, so water does not evaporate from them, and the cactus doesn't have to support the growth of the leaves. Spikes discourage predators from eating the plant.
How do cacti survive?
A cactus has a fleshy stem and has no leaves. Leaves are the parts of any plant which plays a role in transpiration, i.e., leaves transpire. The excess water is therefore lost to the environment from the leaves. In a cactus, the leaves are modified into thorns. So, there is no such transpiration. There is loss of excess water. Water is therefore retained which can be used by the plant any time. Thus, the extremely hot climate doesn't affect it.
What are cactus leaves covered in?
No, a cactus has no leaves. Over millions of years the plant has evolved to adapt to its dry environment. The leaves have been turned into stout spines that help protect the plant and all photosynthesis takes place in the stem of the plants.
Why cactus are found in desert?
it is because cactus can survive in the desert so it is found in Atacama Desert.
Why does a cactus plant live in places where it is hot and dry and does not need much water?
no
What happens if you don't water a plant for four days?
Most likely a bit of wilting. It mostly depends on the type of plant and its environment. Hot dry weather and soil for a plant that is not intended for that environment would cause more severe wilting than say a cactus. For four days most plants will be just fine.
What types of plants are in Arizona?
cactus is a very common plant due to the hot weather and desserts in Arizona. cactus or more than one cacti
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 would be best for a plant without a water transport system a dry environment a moist environment a hot environment a cold environment?
It depends upon the type of the plant.
Will a seed grow faster in the hot or cold?
because some plants can grow in place that may be a little old and alittle hot and a little water and alot of rain it all depends in the plant .
