how can the plants like cactus and acacia live in deserts with scarce water
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Plants growing in the desert face extremely dry and hot conditions, so they have certain modifications which help them survive.
They have waxy layers on their surfaces which prevent loss of water. They can store a large quantity of water when it is available
Their leaves are reduced to spines which further reduces loss of water.
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Plants like cactus and acacia are able to survive in desert places because of the special features they contain.
They have got needle like leaves which reduces the rate of transpiration rate hence plants are able to store the little water for a long period of time.
They have got thick stems for storage of water.
Plants have got few leaves to reduce the rate of transpiration hence storage of water for long.
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