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A cactus has adapted to life in the desert by the following modifications:
1. It survives on a small amount of water, as water is scarcely available in deserts.
2. It has developed sharp thorns to protect itself against desert animals looking for plants to eat.
3. It does not have many leaves/branches as more leaves mean more evaporation [escape of water from its body] in the desert heat.
4. It has thick leaves to prevent escape of water.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe Cactus Wrens' habitat is desert thickets and cacti. Its range is from Southern California, southern Nevada, Utah, and western Texas southward.
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∙ 9y agoCacti grow naturally only in the Americas, not on the African savanna.
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∙ 11y agoit has adapted by becoming small
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∙ 10y agoim wondering the same thing
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What is the vegetation for the Simpson desert?
The Simpson desert contains many types of vegetation including the Barrel Cactus, Organ Pipe Cactus. Saguaro Cactus, Prickly Pear Cactus.
Where can you find a fishhook cactus in the desert?
The fishhook barrel cactus is found in both the Chihuahuan Desert and the Sonoran Desert.
Is an example of desert plant?
cactus
What is the most dangerous cactus in the desert?
Mexican Golden Barrel Cactus, Echinocactus grusonii, Arizona
What is the niche of barrel cactus?
a cactus is very important because they porvide food for desert animals
What is a desert cactus?
a cactus that grows in the desert XD
Where is Cactus?
a cactus lives in a desert
What is the vegetation for the Simpson desert?
The Simpson desert contains many types of vegetation including the Barrel Cactus, Organ Pipe Cactus. Saguaro Cactus, Prickly Pear Cactus.
Where is cactus habitat?
a cactus lives in a desert
What desert do cactus live in?
in the desert
Where can you find a fishhook cactus in the desert?
The fishhook barrel cactus is found in both the Chihuahuan Desert and the Sonoran Desert.
This has something to do with desert ctusac?
The Answer Is Cactus! CTUSAC = CACTUS :)
What desert in the US has the pippithrop cactus?
I can find no cactus named the "pippithrop cactus."
Why cactus are found in desert?
it is because cactus can survive in the desert so it is found in Atacama Desert.
What are the singular subject pronouns in the phrase a cactus blooms in the desert.?
There are no pronouns in the sentence, 'A cactus blooms in the desert.' A = article cactus = noun blooms = verb in = preposition the = article desert = noun
In what desert is the organ pipe cactus found?
The organ pipe cactus is primarily found in the Sonoran Desert.
Where is the most cactus filled desert?
As far as the total bulk of cacti, that desert would probably be the Sonoran Desert. That desert has the largest cactus species in the world.
