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Why cactus store water?

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∙ 16y ago
Updated: 11/16/2022

Quite simple, cactus live in areas where it rains only a few times a year, so it stores as much water as possible so it can survive in the desert

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Where does a cactus store water if it doesn't have leaves?

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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


Why do cactus store water inside them?

to drink


Why do Cactus has small surface?

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What can store water in a cactus?

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Why does a cactus have a hollow stem?

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