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Leaves provide extra surface area for water to evaporate out of the plant. In the arid desert, plants need all the water they can get.

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Why does the stem of the cactus perform the function of a leaf?

because as we all know, cactus' do not have leafs, and for mot cactus' that live in the desert or suburban areas there is little rain. so the stem of the cactus does the same job as the leaf does on a normal plant and performs photosynthesis.


Is a thorn a leaf modification?

Thorns are leaf modifications in opuntia (a type of cactus) and a stem modification in bougainvillea. So it depends on the type of plant.


What parts of cactus plants and roses make them difficult to hold?

It's the thorns on cactus plants and roses that make them both difficult to hold. On both plants, the thorns serve to defend and protect the stem and the flower. But on the cactus, the thorn is a modified leaf. On a rose, the stem has both thorns and regular leaves.


Why does a cactus have a hollow stem?

cactus have a hollow stem. it is where they store water and food for survival


What is the difference between a graph and stem and leaf plot?

A graph and stem is different to a leaf plot because in a leaf plot, there is a stem and leaf in a plot, while in a graph and stem, there is a leaf and stem in a graph.


What is the stem on a stem and leaf plot?

The let side of a stem a stem and leaf plot


What is a plot in which the data is organized from least to greatest in a table titled stem in one column and leaf in the other?

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What is a stem and leaf plot that shows two sets of data?

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What is a stem an leaf plot?

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How do you make a stem and leaf plot?

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What part of the plant makes food in cactus why?

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Where in the saguaro cactus is the water held?

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