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Cacti are adapted to the dry, hot conditions in which they live in several ways.
- Their leaves are modified to spines to reduce transpiration, meaning they do not lose their stored water. These spines are prickly in order to minimize the animals eating the cactus.
- Cacti have long roots which go in search of water very deep inside the earth and its stem is very fleshy to store water and use it very slowly in time of no rainfall.
- Being grayish/silver in color helps to reflect the heat of the sun and reduce water loss.
- Tiny flowers to similarly limit loss of water to the air.
- Long, dense, but shallow root systems to scavenge available surface water.
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∙ 13y agoA cactus adapts Structurally.
It has leaves reduced to spikes because then water will escape from the pores.
Swolen stem to store water
Long Roots (for anchorage and water)
Succulent stem which can photosynthesise
Some Have poison in the stem, so that if an animal tries to take water for them, it gets sick
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∙ 12y agoIt has long roots for searching for water as it is normally found in a desert and it also has spikes for collecting water and keeping its enemies away from it!
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∙ 13y agoit stores juices inside so that it doesn't dry out from the desert heat
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∙ 11y agohy head i am only searching idiots i don't like this site
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∙ 13y agocactus belongs to family cacataceae .the most important feature of it is its a phylloclade(a modification of aerial stem ) barbs ,aerole is present its a xerophytic plant
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