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In cacti, the leaves are modified into spines. This adaptation helps reduce water loss by minimizing surface area and provides protection against herbivores. The stem of the cactus, which is typically thick and fleshy, is responsible for photosynthesis and water storage.

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What does a cactus plant use for making shelter?

A cactus plant tends to dominate its environment, particularly if that habitat is the desert. In such a bright, dry, hot niche, the cactus tends to be the main form of vegetation. Any other vegetation tends to be the understory to the cactus, and not the other way around, except in the jungle.So a cactus plant tends to use its own body parts as its shelter. The main sheltering body part is the thickened stem to move, process and store nutrient solutions and photosynthetic products. Another is the modified leaf in the form of thorns, spines, spikes, quills, prongs, needles, hairs or bristles. The modified leaf protects the plant from predators.


Which part of the nepenthes plant is modified into pitcher?

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Is flower a modified stem or modified leaf?

flowers are not modified leaf however we can say that in some of the cases petals of flower are modified leaves . In actual way shoot part of plant are modified into flower for plant sexual reproduction


What part of the plant makes food in cactus why?

In cactus leaves are absent. Chlorophyll are found in trunk mainly.


Can you eat a cactus?

Yes, many of the fruits can be eaten fresh. For example, the yellow fruit of the prickly pear [Opuntia spp] has the sweetest flavor of the cactus fruit's color range. It's eaten fresh. Additionally, other body parts also can be eaten. For example, the prickly pear cactus' jointed pads may be peeled and boiled, to make Mexico's popular nopalitos. In the way of another example, the flesh of the candy barrel cactus [Ferocactus wislizeni] may be made up into sugary candies. But whatever the cactus or the cactus body part, it's important to remove the plant's modified leaves. The modified leaves take the shape of thorns, spines, spikes, quills, prongs, needles, hairs, or bristles. Even the smallest, shortest, or finest of these modified leaves and modified leaf parts can be irritating if not downright painful to bite into, chew, and swallow.


Why cactus make food in stem?

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


What part of the cactus plant helps it to live in the desert?

The cactus has the ability to store water in its fleshy stem so it can survive long periods of drought.


Can cactus or succulent soil mix be used for other houseplants?

No. Part of that soil is sand because the cactus needs a different mix than a regular plant.


Is aloe a cactus?

Aloe is not a cactus; it is a succulent plant. While both aloe and cactus are adapted to dry environments and store water in their leaves, they belong to different plant families. Aloe plants are part of the Asphodelaceae family, while cacti belong to the Cactaceae family.


Are there vines in deserts?

No. There are some species of cactus that do form a vine like attachment as part of the plant, but there are no vines.


Is it illegal to take a dead cholla cactus in Arizona?

It is illegal to remove any plant, living or dead, from the deserts of Arizona. This would include any part of a saguaro cactus.