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Obviously judging from the cacti's arid environment where water is a rarity, one must conclude that in fact they eat dirt, sand, or any other soil like material. Cacti also most likely use the power that they gather from the sun to lure unsuspecting victims to them where they impale them upon their many spikes and absorb the nutrients from the carcass much like a fungus.

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Same as any other plants it draws them up through its roots.

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What does a cactus plant need to flower?

A cactus plant needs dissolved nutrients from the soil in order to flower. Of particular need are potassium and especially phosphorus. A cactus also needs pollinators. And it needs a rainfall, to burst suddenly into colorful bloom.


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Would non-vascular plants be found under a cactus?

There is no possibility that a non-vascular type of plant would be found on Cactus plant. Cactus plant stores water on their thick stem while non-vascular plant does not have any ability to store water or any nutrients instead they are absorbing the water and nutrients they need from the environment.


How does a vacuole help a cactus stay alive?

The vacuole stores water and nutrients that help keep the cactus alive.


Do cactus get minerals?

Cacti obtain their nutrients from the soil via their roots.


Can a cactus survive on Mars with only one teaspoon of water?

No. A Cactus needs oxygen for respiration. Also needs nutrients from the soil.


Is a cactus is a producer?

Yes, a cactus is a producer. It makes energizing food from the photosynthetic interaction of sunlight with the plant's water, minerals, and dissolved nutrients. That food feeds the cactus, and cactus body parts may feed the consumers of the food chain.


Is a cactus a producers?

Yes, a cactus is a producer. It makes energizing food from the photosynthetic interaction of sunlight with the plant's water, minerals, and dissolved nutrients. That food feeds the cactus, and cactus body parts may feed the consumers of the food chain.


How does the cactus develop or grow?

As with any plant, the cactus depends upon the water, minerals, and dissolved nutrients that its roots take in from the soil, or from the air if they're air hanging epiphytes. The cactus also depends upon the sunlight that directs its rays towards the cactus stem, for the photosynthetic interaction with water, minerals, and dissolved nutrients. And the cactus depends upon the energizing photosynthetic byproducts for carrying on life sustaining activities. Additionally, the cactus depends upon the proper functioning of buds and meristems to grow upwards.


Is a cacti an omnivore or a carnivore?

Cacti is the plural of cactus. A cactus is a plant and isn't an anything~ivore. It lives by absorbing water and nutrients from its surrounding soil, through its roots.


If the roots are cut and the cactus removed but some roots remain below ground will the cactus regrow?

Yes, cactus plants have roots.Specifically, a cactus plant needs roots to take in moisture and dissolved nutrients from the soil. It is upon this underground supply of moisture and dissolved nutrients that the entire plant depends for survival and growth. Additionally, roots keep the plant anchored in the ground or - in the case of epiphytic cactus plants - to the branches of trees.


why can't cactus grow in a marshy area?

Because a cactus can't grow in clayey soil and there is a lot of water in the marshes, the cactus does not need a lot of water