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By having succulent stems with grooves and modifying leaves in to spines. The function of leaves is taken up by green stems.

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Q: How does the opuntia plant are adapted in the desert?
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A desert plant beginning with o and has 7 letters?

Opuntia is a species of cactus.


What biome is the aloe plant best adapted for?

Desert


What is a desert plant?

A Cactus is a good example of a desert plant.A desert palnt is any plant that has adapted to live in an arid environment.


Which term describes a desert plant?

A xerophyte is a species of plant that has adapted to survive in an environment with little water, such as a desert.


What is a xerophites?

A plant adapted to living in a dry arid habitat; a desert plant.


How is a bean caper plant adapted for the desert?

It has no leaves, which means that water (which there is a shortage of in the desert [believe it or not]) can travel straight to the roots of the plant.


What is xerophyte used for?

A xerophyte is a species of plant that can survive extremely long periods without water and has adapted to environments that present such challenges. Xerophytes are important to biologists, who study the unique way xerophytes conserve water.


What type of plant is adapted for growth in desert conditions starting with x y or z?

A xerophyte.


How have plants adapted to life in the cold desert?

they store water in their stems,forexample, cactus plant


What is the desert prickly pears genus?

Opuntia is the genus of prickly pears and cholla.


Is tendril of a plant and phylloclade of opuntia are homologous or analogous?

They Are Analogous


Why do desert plant transpire less than others?

They are adapted to suit the dry,hot,arid desert conditions. By transpiring less they conserve water.