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Obviously judging from the cacti's arid environment where water is a rarity, one must conclude that in fact they eat dirt, sand, or any other soil like material. Cacti also most likely use the power that they gather from the sun to lure unsuspecting victims to them where they impale them upon their many spikes and absorb the nutrients from the carcass much like a fungus.

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Is a cacti an omnivore or a carnivore?

Cacti is the plural of cactus. A cactus is a plant and isn't an anything~ivore. It lives by absorbing water and nutrients from its surrounding soil, through its roots.


What is an adaptation of cactus plants underwater?

There is no adaptation of cactus plants underwater. The cactus plant is built to withstand light deprivation if it's a jungle cactus. It's built to withstand moisture deprivation if it's a desert cactus. But either way, the cactus can't tolerate excesses in the fulfillment of its moisture, light and heat requirements.Excess cold and damp soften and blacken cactus tissue. It's an open invitation to fungal problems. No cactus can withstand the large scale softening and blackening of its tissue by being subjected to the constant moisture of underwater living.


Do jackrabbits eat cactus?

Yes, jackrabbits can eat cactus as part of their diet. They have the ability to consume a variety of plant material, including cactus pads and fruits, to obtain the necessary nutrients and water. However, they may avoid cacti with sharp spines to prevent injury.


What do cactus eat?

The cactus gets its food by taking in water and dissolved nutrients through the roots. The nutrients and water flow up through the stem. With the help of sunlight, the photosynthetic process takes place of changing water and nutrients into such energizers as sugars and carbohydrates. The energy sources then are sent throughout the plant to help in such basic processes as growing and flowering.


What nutrients and minerals do plants need and why?

Plants grow from what they need is the sun, soil, water, and the nutrients in the soil.

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What does a cactus plant need to flower?

A cactus plant needs dissolved nutrients from the soil in order to flower. Of particular need are potassium and especially phosphorus. A cactus also needs pollinators. And it needs a rainfall, to burst suddenly into colorful bloom.


What are the cactus nutrients?

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Do cactus get minerals?

Cacti obtain their nutrients from the soil via their roots.


Can a cactus survive on Mars with only one teaspoon of water?

No. A Cactus needs oxygen for respiration. Also needs nutrients from the soil.


Why is my cactus growing skinny?

Your cactus may be growing skinny due to insufficient sunlight, overwatering, or lack of nutrients in the soil. Adjusting these factors can help your cactus grow healthier and fuller.


Is a cactus is a producer?

Yes, a cactus is a producer. It makes energizing food from the photosynthetic interaction of sunlight with the plant's water, minerals, and dissolved nutrients. That food feeds the cactus, and cactus body parts may feed the consumers of the food chain.


Is a cactus a producers?

Yes, a cactus is a producer. It makes energizing food from the photosynthetic interaction of sunlight with the plant's water, minerals, and dissolved nutrients. That food feeds the cactus, and cactus body parts may feed the consumers of the food chain.


How does the cactus develop or grow?

As with any plant, the cactus depends upon the water, minerals, and dissolved nutrients that its roots take in from the soil, or from the air if they're air hanging epiphytes. The cactus also depends upon the sunlight that directs its rays towards the cactus stem, for the photosynthetic interaction with water, minerals, and dissolved nutrients. And the cactus depends upon the energizing photosynthetic byproducts for carrying on life sustaining activities. Additionally, the cactus depends upon the proper functioning of buds and meristems to grow upwards.


Is a cacti an omnivore or a carnivore?

Cacti is the plural of cactus. A cactus is a plant and isn't an anything~ivore. It lives by absorbing water and nutrients from its surrounding soil, through its roots.


why can't cactus grow in a marshy area?

Because a cactus can't grow in clayey soil and there is a lot of water in the marshes, the cactus does not need a lot of water


If the roots are cut and the cactus removed but some roots remain below ground will the cactus regrow?

Yes, cactus plants have roots.Specifically, a cactus plant needs roots to take in moisture and dissolved nutrients from the soil. It is upon this underground supply of moisture and dissolved nutrients that the entire plant depends for survival and growth. Additionally, roots keep the plant anchored in the ground or - in the case of epiphytic cactus plants - to the branches of trees.


What is an adaptation of cactus plants underwater?

There is no adaptation of cactus plants underwater. The cactus plant is built to withstand light deprivation if it's a jungle cactus. It's built to withstand moisture deprivation if it's a desert cactus. But either way, the cactus can't tolerate excesses in the fulfillment of its moisture, light and heat requirements.Excess cold and damp soften and blacken cactus tissue. It's an open invitation to fungal problems. No cactus can withstand the large scale softening and blackening of its tissue by being subjected to the constant moisture of underwater living.