Question

do you think desert plants experiencing low rainfall have deep or shallow roots? Explain.​

Answer 1

• Many desert plants have adapted to the harsh environment by growing deep roots that can gather water from several feet under the surface.

• Without these long roots, these desert plants could not stay alive, nor could the wildlife that depends on them for food, drink and shade.

• plants store water in fleshy leaves, stems or roots.

• All cacti are succulents, as are such non-cactus desert dwellers as agave, aloe, elephant trees, and many euphorbias.

• To cope with these conditions, nearly all succulents have extensive, shallow root systems.In the desert, water evaporates rapidly, never sinking deep into the soil.

• Thus, most succulents have extensive, but shallow root systems.

• Their roots absorb water just a half inch or so below the surface.

• Many succulent plants also have a modified way of conducting photosynthesis.

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Answer 2

Answer:

All cacti are succulents, as are such non-cactus desert dwellers as agave, aloe, elephant trees, and many euphorbias. ... Desert rains are often light and brief, and the soil dries rapidly under an intense sun. To cope with these conditions, nearly all succulents have extensive, shallow root systems.

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