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Most desert plants evolved according to their environment, an environment in which conservation of moisture is paramount. The broad surface of a leaf would transpire too much moisture away from the plant in the hot, dry desert, so "leaves" are an almost unseen feature of most desert plants.
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∙ 8y agoThe majority of plants in the desert do have leaves. Many of them have much smaller leaves but leaves none the less. Smaller leaves mean less water loss.
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What are some plants that grow in the deserts of Europe?
Europe does not have any deserts. It is too far north of the equator to have the level of heat to create deserts. There are hot and dry places, but no deserts.
Why might the desert seem bare one day and green the next?
Plants need all the features to grow. In deserts, all the ungrown plants get sunlight etc. and all they need then is water. When it rains, the plants get water and they grow in just a night.
Why are plants generally few and far between in deserts?
The desert receives little rainfall and plants have to compete for what little falls. They grow a distance for their neighbors to avoid competition and have a better chance of surviving.
Why don't desert plants have leaves?
Leaves that have a small surface area lose less water.
How do desert plants other than cactus survive?
I think they have glossy leaves to reduce water loss.
What are the plants grow in leaves?
Plants that grow in LEAVES are KATAKA-TAKA plants
Where plant grow?
plants grow in rain forests or in deserts.
Are there fertile deserts?
Most deserts have fertile soil but need irrigation to grow plants.
Do plants with more leaves grow faster than plants with fewer leaves?
i think plants with more leaves grow faster because roots grow faster the more they get H2o but with plants with fewer leaves grow slower because they don't get that much support from they root arrow
Can plants grow on leaves?
no
Plants grow from leaves?
cactus
What do most plants grow?
Leaves
What do grassland biomes have in common with deserts?
They both are hot and grow plants.
Why plants do not grow in deserts?
Because the desert is too arid for them to survive.
What are some plants that only live in taiga?
the trees that grow leaves and the leaves that grow on trees
What other plants grow from leaves?
Bryophyllum
What are facts about coldness?
some facts about cold deserts are they are cold and mostly no plants can grow their unlike hot deserts with cactuses
