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The plants which can store water in their spongy stem are called what?
A succulent and a cactus both store water in their spongy stem or 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.
Are cactus plants trees?
They are succulent plants, having thick fleshy leaves or stems to store water
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
What is cactus that stores water in its stem called?
A cactus that stores water in its stem is called a stem succulent. The stem has tissues that are capable storing large quantities of water. The stem also has a thick waterproof epidermis covered by a waxy cuticle that prevents loss of water due by evaporation. Examples of stem succulents - Cardon Cactus, Organ Pipe Cactus, Saguaro Cactus
How do roots of a cactus adapt to live in the desert?
The roots to a cactus are long thick and go very wide and deep. When it rains the roots absorb the water and store it in its leaves. The cactus doesnt need a lot of water. A couple drops a year will keep it alive. Its leaves are protected with spines.
Why cactus have spiny leaves?
a cactus has spiny leaves for protection and so the water wont evaporate so easily.
What is the function of leaves on a cactus?
defence. the cacti leaves are the thorns...
What do brain cactus do?
they store water
Where does a cactus store most of its water?
A cactus stores most of its water in its stem or body
How is the barrel cactus significant to the desert?
The barrel cactus survive long periods of drought by storing sparse rain water in stem cells. Other species of cacti also store water. Leaves have evolved into thin spikes and thorns to reduce water loss, which would occur with conventual broad-leaves.
Differences between cactus and water lettuce?
The main difference between cactus and succulent is that cactus consists of areoles and no leaves whereas succulent contains fleshy leaves and no areoles.
