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In the body of a cactus is pleated spines. The cactus expands like a balloon with pleats. Some cactus can store up to a ton of water.
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∙ 13y agoCacti conserve water by storing away as much of it as it can in the main body of the plant. It's leaves have gotten smaller over time and the plant has a waxy coating to lessen the loss of water by aspiration. It has shallow roots that are spread wide to collect any water and the roots have adapted well to collect water quickly before it is gone.
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∙ 12y agoA cactus is type of plant called xerophyte and succulent.Xerophytes are the plants that live in dry areas like deserts and arid regions.succulents are the plants that possess fleshy stem or leaves to store large amount water. A cactus stores water in its cortical cells of stem.Such plants have thick cutical to prevent loss of water by transpiration.
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∙ 11y agothe water is stored in the center of a plant a thick waterproof,waxy coating helps stop the water loss
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∙ 9y agoA cactus plant usually stores its water in the stem. The stem is fleshy and succulent and it has the capacity to store water for a long period in arid lands.
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∙ 13y agoBecause it hardly rains in desert areas, so they have to store water to survive.
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Which type of desert plants store water in the tissues of its leaves and stems?
Succulents, including cacti, store water in leaves and stems.
How does cactus adapd to desert life?
Cacti are able to store water in their fleshy stems.
How do cacti reduce water loss?
Cactus are able to conserve water due to their stems. They have stems that are able to store water for when it is needed.
Why do cacti have succulent stems?
The succulent stems act as a sponge to soak up and store water when it is available.
Why are cacti fleshy?
To protect the moisture inside the cactus. They have to protect it to survive because they usually live in dry, hot, areas across the world.
How do the cacti in Arizona survive?
Cacti can survive in deserts because they store water in themselves and use them to grow.
How can cacti conserve water?
Cacti and succulents store water in special cells in the plants' body for later use. The skin of the cacti has a waxy coating to prevent water loss.
How does a cactus find water?
Cacti store water in their fleshy pulp whenever it rains.
Do cacti store water for a few years?
yes. it can because it is in a desert
Which type of desert plants store water in the tissues of its leaves and stems?
Succulents, including cacti, store water in leaves and stems.
Why don't cacti dry out in the desert?
Cacti are able to store water in their stems during times of rain to use during periods of drought.
Can you drink water from a cactus?
No. While cacti do store water in their stems, the water is in the tissues of the plant and not a simple reservoir Also, some cacti can be toxic to consume and several species are hallucenogenic if eaten.
Describe one extra functions of cacti swollen and green stems. Explain how it helps cacti survive in the desert?
they store water and reduce transpiration
How does cactus adapd to desert life?
Cacti are able to store water in their fleshy stems.
What type of plant holds the most water in the desert?
Succulents, including cacti, can store large amounts of water.
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 cacti reduce water loss?
Cactus are able to conserve water due to their stems. They have stems that are able to store water for when it is needed.
