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Desert plants have several adaptations that allow them to survive. Their roots go deeper than plants in moister climates, to maximize water intake. They don't have leaves, which allow water to evaporate.
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Can people and plants survive in the desert?
Yes, man and plants can and do survive in the desert and have done so for thousands of years.
What plants cannot survive in the desert?
Desert plants have adapted to the extremes of heat and aridity by using both physical and behavioral mechanisms.
What are two plants that can't survive in the desert?
bamboo and lilies
What type of plant is mostly found in the desert vascular or non vascular?
Most desert plants are vascular. Few non-vascular plants can survive in the desert.
Why can tea plants not survive in the desert?
Tea needs a lot of water and general humidity to grow. Deserts lack water and humidity, therefore tea plants are ill-equipped to survive in the desert.
Why are plants generally few and far between in the desert?
Because the desert is too arid for them to survive.
What plants can survive with a little bit of water?
cactus is the plant that can survive in a place with limited water supply
Why plants do not grow in deserts?
Because the desert is too arid for them to survive.
Does any plant in desert bear a flower?
Many plants in the desert produce flowers. That is their method of sexual reproduction and required for the plants to survive and propagate.
What doesn't grow on the Atacama Desert mountains?
Few plants (and animals) survive in the Atacama Desert, including the mountains.
What are xerophyte plants?
Plants that live in a desert or a very dry area.
Why do photosynthesis takes place in desert plants?
a cactus does well in the desert because it stores water for itself and therefore does not need to be somewhere where it rains a lot
