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A cactus has no leaves but does have a stem.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoIn the American deserts that is a description of a cactus.
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Why desert plants have thick fleshy stems?
Succulent plants have thick, fleshy stems and/or leaves. In the Americas that includes the cacti.
Why are desert plants called succulents?
Only those desert plants that have the ability to store water in their stems or leaves are called succulents. Cacti, agaves, aloes, some euphorbias are examples.
How cactus is adapted to its habitat?
To survive, desert plants have adapted to the extremes of heat and aridity by using both physical and behavioral mechanisms, much like desert animals.Plants that have adapted by altering their physical structure are called xerophytes. Xerophytes, such as cacti, usually have special means of storing and conserving water. They often have few or no leaves, which reduces transpiration.Cactus, are among the most drought-resistant plants on the planet due to their absence of leaves, shallow root systems, ability to store water in their stems, spines for shade and waxy skin to seal in moisture.Cacti depend on chlorophyll in the outer tissue of their skin and stems to conduct photosynthesis for the manufacture of food. Spines protect the plant from animals, shade it from the sun and also collect moisture. Extensive shallow root systems are usually radial, allowing for the quick acquisition of large quantities of water when it rains. Because they store water in the core of both stems and roots, cacti are well-suited to dry climates and can survive years of drought on the water collected from a single rainfall.
Why structures is important for plants?
roots stems and leaves are the important structures in th plant 1.The roots absorb the water aand anchor the plants to the soil. 2.The stems conduct the water and food by xylem and phloem. 3.the leaves are the major sites of photosynthesis,transpiration which is due to stomata and mesophyll cells.
What is tall plant with purple stems green leaves and grapelike cluster of purple berries?
American pokeweed, Pokeberry, Pokeweed, Red Ink PlantPhytolaccaceae (Pokeweed Family)
How does the opuntia plant are adapted in the desert?
By having succulent stems with grooves and modifying leaves in to spines. The function of leaves is taken up by green stems.
What are the organ system in plant?
roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits, seeds and several types of appendages such as hairs, trichomes, spines, thorns etc.
What do you call the sharp point on cactus stems?
The pointy things on a cactus are called spines.
What are the 3 major plant organs?
3 examples of organs in a plant are:StigmaStamenOva
What plants have strong stems roots and leaves?
Desert
When a plant moves sugars from its leaves to its stems the sink is?
The sink is the stems.
What are the 3 primary organs in a vascular plant?
Leaves, roots, and stems.
A simple plant has no?
roots, stems, and leaves
A plant with roots stems and leaves is a?
pipul
Are leaves a type of plant?
no leaves are a component of plants (stems, leaves and roots)
Which type of desert plants store water in the tissues of its leaves and stems?
Succulents, including cacti, store water in leaves and stems.
Why are roots stems and leaves important to plant?
stems provide structure roots absorb nutrenients leaves collect sunlight
