How does the saguaro cactus store water?

Answer 1

As is the case with all living organisms, a cactus plant can't live without water. Specifically, it needs water to take in the nutrients that it needs to live. Minerals and trace elements in the soil only can be taken in dissolved form by a plant's roots. No water means no nutrients.

Additionally, the dissolved nutrients are needed for the photosynthetic interaction with sunlight. Sunlight and dissolved nutrients yield energizing photosynthetic products such as starches and sugars. So no nutrients means no photosynthetic products and therefore no life sustaining activities within a cactus plant.

Answer 2

because of its thornes that prevent any predators from eating the plant , ribs create shade for the plant so that not much water is lost by the heat of the sun and finally the roots are closer to the ground so that the plant will absorb rain water quickly as soon as it hits the ground.

Answer 3

Cacti do need water they just handle it differently. They are adapted by nature to store it in their system and use it as they need it.

Answer 4

cacti store water in their foliage.

Answer 5

in the inside middle part of their body.