Question

How the stems in cacti are important for their survival in deserts?

Answer 1

A cactus is able to survive in the desert due to the following features:

• It has long roots that go deep inside the soil for absorbing water.
• Its leaves are in the form of spines to prevent water loss through transpiration.
• Its stem is covered with a thick waxy layer to retain water.

Answer 2

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ᴄᴀᴄᴛᴜꜱ ɪꜱ ᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴜʀᴠɪᴠᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇꜱᴇʀᴛ ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴏʟʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ ꜰᴇᴀᴛᴜʀᴇꜱ :

• (ɪ) ɪᴛ ʜᴀꜱ ʟᴏɴɢ ʀᴏᴏᴛꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɢᴏ ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ɪɴꜱɪᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴏɪʟ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀʙꜱᴏʀʙɪɴɢ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ.

• (ɪɪ) ɪᴛꜱ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴏʀᴍ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴘɪɴᴇꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴇᴠᴇɴᴛ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ʟᴏꜱꜱ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱᴘɪʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ.

• (ɪɪɪ) ɪᴛꜱ ꜱᴛᴇᴍ ɪꜱ ᴄᴏᴠᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ᴛʜɪᴄᴋ ᴡᴀxʏ ʟᴀʏᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴛᴀɪɴ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ.

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