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In a cactus the leaves have been reduced to spines, to reduce the surface area from which water can be lost and to deter animals from eating the plant.

As there are no leaves, photosynthesis must take place in the stem.

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Where does photosynthesis take place in a catus?

Photosynthesis in a cactus primarily takes place in its green stem or pads. These parts contain chlorophyll, the pigment responsible for photosynthesis, and allow the cactus to convert sunlight into energy. The cactus has adapted to reduce water loss by performing photosynthesis primarily during the cooler night hours.


What gas needed for photosynthesis enters through stomata of the cactus stem?

Carbon dioxide is the gas needed for photosynthesis that enters through the stomata of the cactus stem.


What part of the cactus does photosynthesis occur?

Photosynthesis takes place in the stem of the cactus. Needles are the cactus' equivalent of leaves. But they don't have enough surface area to support photosynthesis or to store photosynthetic byproducts. So the cactus' stem is bigger, taller, and wider than in many other plants. The cactus needs all that extra space to move around and store water, dissolved nutrients, and byproducts of the photosynthetic interaction with sunlight.


Why cactus do photosynthesis in night not in day?

Some cactus flower at night as they are pollinated by moths and other nightflying insects.


How does the cactus produce food if the leaves are no longer able to do photosynthesis?

Cacti produce food through photosynthesis in their green stems, not their leaves. In cacti, the stems have chlorophyll and are adapted to conduct photosynthesis, allowing the plant to create its own food. This adaptation helps cacti survive in arid environments where water loss is a concern.

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Is cactus an autotroph?

A cactus is an autotroph. This is because autotrophs make their own food using photosynthesis. A cactus uses photosynthesis to make its own food.


WHAT IS THE NUTRITION of a cactus?

Cactus, like other plants, uses photosynthesis to get energy.


Why cactus make food in stem?

Because it has no true leaves, the only part of a typical cactus that can produce food via photosynthesis is the stem. Through evolution, the leaves have become modified and not form the spines of the cactus, loosing their ability to photosynthesise


Where does photosynthesis take place in a catus?

Photosynthesis in a cactus primarily takes place in its green stem or pads. These parts contain chlorophyll, the pigment responsible for photosynthesis, and allow the cactus to convert sunlight into energy. The cactus has adapted to reduce water loss by performing photosynthesis primarily during the cooler night hours.


What is the name of the plant that cannot carry out photosynthesis?

cactus


What gas needed for photosynthesis enters through stomata of the cactus stem?

Carbon dioxide is the gas needed for photosynthesis that enters through the stomata of the cactus stem.


What does cactus plants live on?

As with any green plant, the cactus produces its own food through photosynthesis.


Does a cactus makes its own food?

A cactus makes food like any other plant, by photosynthesis


What part of the cactus does photosynthesis occur?

Photosynthesis takes place in the stem of the cactus. Needles are the cactus' equivalent of leaves. But they don't have enough surface area to support photosynthesis or to store photosynthetic byproducts. So the cactus' stem is bigger, taller, and wider than in many other plants. The cactus needs all that extra space to move around and store water, dissolved nutrients, and byproducts of the photosynthetic interaction with sunlight.


What do cactus need to live?

As a cactus is a form of a plant, it will require sunlight for photosynthesis and water to stop it from drying out and to help the cactus plant grow.


How are a cactus leaves adapted to living in the dessert?

A cactus leaves get sunlight and they make photosynthesis and they get water from that and they save the water


Why cactus do photosynthesis in night not in day?

Some cactus flower at night as they are pollinated by moths and other nightflying insects.