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Why is the stomata at the top for xerophytes?
Xerophytes definitly have their stoma on the BOTTOM of the leaf not the top, this is to minimise water loss through transpiration
What are plants living in desert called?
Xerophytes- plants that minimize water loss.
What are plant adaptation that permit them to survive in a place with limited water supply?
Xerophytes are desert plants which grow in dry and hot places. They have long and deep roots for absorption of water. The stem of xerophytes contains water storage tissues. Stems of xerophytes possess caudex (swollen part of stem that stores water). The leaves are modified into spines to minimize loss of water by transpiration. Stem and leaves usually contain tomentose (plant hairs) to reduce transpiration. Plant hairs form coating called tomentum on the surface of leaves and stem. The leaves of xerophytes are covered by thick, waxy cuticle. Stomata are reduced in number and sucken below the epidermis. Stomata of xerophytes open at night.
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 is the protein that reduce water loss at the skin surface?
Keratin
Why is the stomata at the top for xerophytes?
Xerophytes definitly have their stoma on the BOTTOM of the leaf not the top, this is to minimise water loss through transpiration
What are plants living in desert called?
Xerophytes- plants that minimize water loss.
What are plant adaptation that permit them to survive in a place with limited water supply?
Xerophytes are desert plants which grow in dry and hot places. They have long and deep roots for absorption of water. The stem of xerophytes contains water storage tissues. Stems of xerophytes possess caudex (swollen part of stem that stores water). The leaves are modified into spines to minimize loss of water by transpiration. Stem and leaves usually contain tomentose (plant hairs) to reduce transpiration. Plant hairs form coating called tomentum on the surface of leaves and stem. The leaves of xerophytes are covered by thick, waxy cuticle. Stomata are reduced in number and sucken below the epidermis. Stomata of xerophytes open at night.
What help the fish body to reduce water loss?
The scales on the fish body helps it to reduce water loss.
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.
Is banyan tree mesophytes xerophytes or hydrophytes?
Grass is a mesophyte since it doesn't grow on water like hydrophytes nor can it handle extreme temperatures like xerophytes. Thats the reason why we have to water the lawns to keep it green!
What is the protein that reduce water loss at the skin surface?
Keratin
How are xerophytes benefited from green and fleshy stem?
by it hav to store water
Why are stems of xerophytes green and fleshy?
As we know, xerophytes are found in deserts mostly(or you can say place having scarcity of water) so there is very less water there. So they are adapted with green and fleshy stem to store water for its use.
How terrestrial vertebrates reduce water loss?
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How are cactus plants adapted to store water in the desert?
While cacti do store some water in the tissues of their stems, the belief that one only as to cut open a cactus to find drinking water is a myth. Not only that, many cacti have toxic substances in their tissues which would make you sorry you ever ate a cactus.
How do cactus save water?
Cactus have a waxy layer on them to prevent water loss and reduce transpiration
