Question

characteristics of desert-semidesert vegetation
(any 2)

Answer 1

Answer:

• Most desert plants are drought- or salt-tolerant.
• Some store water in their leaves, roots, and stems.
• Other desert plants have long tap roots that penetrate the water table, anchor the soil, and control erosion.

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

1. The plants that grow in this type of vegetation are called xerophytes, ie., they either have very thin leaves or no leaves.
2. Their stems and leaves are often covered by sharp spines (thorns).
3. They have long roots to draw water as the rainfall is very scarce and thick fleshy stems to store water during drought.

• Few species are Babul, Khair tree.