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Cacti occasionally suffer from the pressures of drought and other animals. Birds and mammals try to get the water from the cacti so THEY can survive. This is why cacti have thorns.
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∙ 10y agoLack of water, and a variation to solve this is the size of their leaves.
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What environmental pressures does a cactus have?
some environmental pressures are lack of food, obviously,and also carnivores.
What is meant by an environmental pressure?
The term environmental pressure refers to any factor that affects how a given animal or plant reproduces or lives.
What is environmental pressure?
Environmental pressure is something that could affect the health or life of an animal. For example, the environmental pressures for an animal could be a shortage of water, shortage of food, shortage of space, and predators.
Why did President Richard Nixon create the Environmental Protection Agency?
President Nixon responded to public pressure for environmental reforms.
Which of these is the least important environmental factor in an ocean ecosystem?
air pressure
Which environmental factors cause solid rock to melt?
Heat and Pressure
What environmental factors cause rock to undergo metamorph?
I think it is temperature or pressure.
What is the size of a cactus?
The size of a cactus depends upon the type. For example, some cactus plants are naturally taller, such as the 40 foot/12 meter giant saguaro cactus [Carnegiea gigantea] and the 50 foot/15 meter old man cactus [Cephalocereus senilis]. And some cactus plants are naturally smaller, such as the 2 inch/5 centimeter living rock or fossil cactus [Ariocarpus fissuratus] and sea urchin or silver dollar cactus [Astrophytum asterias]. The size also depends upon environmental conditions. For example, cactus plants may not do as well outside their native habitat despite vigilant care. The normally towering old man cactus in the wild tends to grow no taller than 3 feet/90 centimeters in cultivation.
What environmental factor do creatures in the deep ocean need to adapt to?
Extreme pressure.
What is the function of the breather on the JCAD?
equalize air pressure during environmental change
Which of the following is an example of an environmental pressure?
a example is a tree or a plant and finally air
What are environmental factors affecting mutation under radiation?
radiation survival pressure
