A cactus makes food through the process of photosynthesis, like any other plant. The difference between a cactus making food from another plant is that cactus have their leaves reduced to spines, therefore, their stem contains chlorophyll and photosynthesis takes place through the stem.
Typically the leaves of the plant play the greatest role in photosynthesis. However, on cacti, the needles are actually modified leaves. These needles are a characteristic of protection and cannot carry out photosynthesis due to little surface area. Therefore, it is the stem that does the photosynthesis for the plant.
Yes, leaves do not have to be green to photosynthesize and make food. The green is caused by chlorophyll, the most common and the most efficient, but not the only, compound that can extract energy from sunlight. Other pigments that can photosynthesize include cartenoids and phycobilins, and non-green leaves that photosynthesize range from brown and red seaweeds to red or yellow lichens and purple-leaved plum trees.
it is the leaves.when the leaves or flower make food that is called photosynthesis.but only green plants can make food.
the green parts of a plant are able to make food for the plant. what parts of plants probably make most of the food for the plant? A Roots B Stems C Flowers D Leaves The answer is D Leaves
Photosynethsis
Because it has no true leaves, the only part of a typical cactus that can produce food via photosynthesis is the stem. Through evolution, the leaves have become modified and not form the spines of the cactus, loosing their ability to photosynthesise
A cactus leaves get sunlight and they make photosynthesis and they get water from that and they save the water
The cactus adapted to its harsh environment by developing thick skin to slow the evaporation of water. The leaves changed in order to reduce the surface area that water could evaporate from and over time became defensive spines to protect itself from animals trying to get inside its thick skin for the moisture. The cactus makes its food, by having chlorophyll throughout the rest of plant. That is why the entire cactus is green.
A cactus draws nutrients and water through the roots. Water is stored in special cells that swell when filled with water. The skin is covered in a waxy film to prevent loss of water by evaporation.
A cactus is an autotroph. This is because autotrophs make their own food using photosynthesis. A cactus uses photosynthesis to make its own food.
no it provides defense only
Typically the leaves of the plant play the greatest role in photosynthesis. However, on cacti, the needles are actually modified leaves. These needles are a characteristic of protection and cannot carry out photosynthesis due to little surface area. Therefore, it is the stem that does the photosynthesis for the plant.
It is the leaves. The leaves get water and make food from that. MConnor
the chloroplasts make food (nectar) in their leaves
Yes, leaves do not have to be green to photosynthesize and make food. The green is caused by chlorophyll, the most common and the most efficient, but not the only, compound that can extract energy from sunlight. Other pigments that can photosynthesize include cartenoids and phycobilins, and non-green leaves that photosynthesize range from brown and red seaweeds to red or yellow lichens and purple-leaved plum trees.
Leaves
the leaves make the food for the tree by photosynthesis