In the body of a cactus is pleated spines. The cactus expands like a balloon with pleats. Some cactus can store up to a ton of water.
Cacti conserve water by storing away as much of it as it can in the main body of the plant. It's leaves have gotten smaller over time and the plant has a waxy coating to lessen the loss of water by aspiration. It has shallow roots that are spread wide to collect any water and the roots have adapted well to collect water quickly before it is gone.
A cactus is type of plant called xerophyte and succulent.Xerophytes are the plants that live in dry areas like deserts and arid regions.succulents are the plants that possess fleshy stem or leaves to store large amount water. A cactus stores water in its cortical cells of stem.Such plants have thick cutical to prevent loss of water by transpiration.
the water is stored in the center of a plant a thick waterproof,waxy coating helps stop the water loss
A cactus plant usually stores its water in the stem. The stem is fleshy and succulent and it has the capacity to store water for a long period in arid lands.
Because it hardly rains in desert areas, so they have to store water to survive.
in special organs
Succulents, including cacti, store water in leaves and stems.
Cacti are able to store water in their fleshy stems.
Cactus are able to conserve water due to their stems. They have stems that are able to store water for when it is needed.
The succulent stems act as a sponge to soak up and store water when it is available.
To protect the moisture inside the cactus. They have to protect it to survive because they usually live in dry, hot, areas across the world.
Cacti can survive in deserts because they store water in themselves and use them to grow.
Cacti and succulents store water in special cells in the plants' body for later use. The skin of the cacti has a waxy coating to prevent water loss.
Cacti store water in their fleshy pulp whenever it rains.
yes. it can because it is in a desert
Succulents, including cacti, store water in leaves and stems.
Cacti are able to store water in their stems during times of rain to use during periods of drought.
No. While cacti do store water in their stems, the water is in the tissues of the plant and not a simple reservoir Also, some cacti can be toxic to consume and several species are hallucenogenic if eaten.
they store water and reduce transpiration
Cacti are able to store water in their fleshy stems.
Succulents, including cacti, can store large amounts of water.
While cacti do store some water in the tissues of their stems, the belief that one only as to cut open a cactus to find drinking water is a myth. Not only that, many cacti have toxic substances in their tissues which would make you sorry you ever ate a cactus.
Cactus are able to conserve water due to their stems. They have stems that are able to store water for when it is needed.