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What is a type of plant with thick leaves that help store water?
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Why do plants in the desert have thick leaves?
Cacti have a thick stem so that when water/nutrients are available they can be absorbed in mass amounts for storage for use for a long period of time
How plant store water in their leaves?
It means that you can kiss your a** an keep goin
Do stems store store food and water?
if your talking about the flower no, flowers store water in the leaves and they dont really have food, they turn the water into food using their leaves.
Is cactus a leaf or a stem?
Leaves provide extra surface area for water to evaporate out of the plant. In the arid desert, plants need all the water they can get.
What is a adaptation of jojoba plant?
The Jojoba plant adapts in the desert by its leaves. When it rains the leaves grow thicker because of the amount of water. But when there's drought the leaves become thinner to prevent water loss
What are the Adaptations for the plant Aloe?
The leaves are thick, fleshy and enlarged to accommodate aqueous tissue (tissue that store large volumes of water) that enables plant to thrive in low water conditions. able to utilize cam pathway,an adaptation to photosynthetic pathway in hot climate The gel in leaf pulp stores water and energy of plant
Why do plants in the desert have thick leaves?
Cacti have a thick stem so that when water/nutrients are available they can be absorbed in mass amounts for storage for use for a long period of time
How plant store water in their leaves?
It means that you can kiss your a** an keep goin
What eats a desert spoon?
Desert Spoons are found in hot deserts. They have leaves that store water for the plant and are tough and thick to reduce the loss of water. These plants are often eaten by white-cotton tailed rabbits.
Are cactus plants trees?
They are succulent plants, having thick fleshy leaves or stems to store water
Succulent plants have fleshy leaves with thick surface layers These characteristics help the plant?
Fleshy leaves and thick surface layers help in keeping water inside the plant, preventing it from drying out. The cactus is an extreme example of this adaptation, made to survive in arid environments.
How does plant store food in their leaves?
They store glucose as starch in their leaves. starch is a branched polymer of glucose. it it used as it is stable and does not upset the water potential of the cell.
Do stems store store food and water?
if your talking about the flower no, flowers store water in the leaves and they dont really have food, they turn the water into food using their leaves.
Why do cactus have a thick waxy skin?
it slows down the loss of water
Why does a cactus plant have fleshly leaf like photosynthetic branches?
Cactus plants have thick fleshly stems.They look like thick leaves but instead they are modified stems.They can store water for long dry weather.Their green colour shows the presence of chlorophyll,an essential input for photosynthesis.
What adaptations allow plants to live in areas with so little rainfall?
The think lobes the ability to store water until it is neededadaptations to collect and retain water- thick, non-pourous stems, not leaves, but thick lobes the ability to store water until it's neededdeep taproot
Why desert plants have thick fleshy stems?
Succulent plants have thick, fleshy stems and/or leaves. In the Americas that includes the cacti.
