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no,there would be little change because the cactus wont be able to adapt to the environment.
Because all cactus have large sacks in them like camels that hold water. >:{D
The characteristics that help the cactus to adapt to its harsh environment are as follows:- *It's leaves are been modified to stems which prevents transpiration and save water for the plant *It's thorns protect it from eaten by any other animal.
it has long roots that edge into the ground so deep that they can find water and feed
Just the same as any other flowering plants. Plants adapt to their environment by evolution some cactus are plants adapted to dry conditions.
Leaves have evolved into spines on the cactus.
By evolution
how do leeches adapt their environment
The cactus in general and the peyote [Lophophora williamsii] adapt to their environment by adopting defensive strategies. Cactus plants tend to have modified leaves in the form of fearsome thorns, spines, spikes, quills, prongs, needles, hairs, or bristles. They also may store their internal fluids in bitter or toxic forms. Both efforts discourage predation. But where these are lacking, as in the case of the peyote, other defense mechanisms come into play. With the peyote, it's the production of mind altering hallucinogens.
How did Jamestown colonists adapt to their environment?
If plants do not adapt, they do not survive in that particular environment.
The desert is the environment. It does not adapt. Organisms in an ecosystem adapt to the environment.