Question

Kavya plants to grow a cactus plant inside a pot at home will it develop fleshy stem or big leaves

Answer 1

Answer:

no

Explanation:

because it needs more area and hot climatic conditions

Answer 2

The cactus will develop fleshy stem

Explanation:

• The cactus plant is a xerophytic plant that has adapted to grow in the low water conditions.
• The adaptation shown by the cactus involves the reduced leaves into spines, the stem becomes fleshy to store water and a waxy layer of the stem to reduce water loss.
• In the given question, if the cactus is grown in the house then the plant will develop its natural adaptive feature as the adaptations are encoded on the genetic material of the cactus.
• Thus, plants will show its usual adaptive feature which is the fleshy stem.

To learn more:

1. What are XEROPHYTES: https://brainly.in/question/8972756

2. Adaptations of a cactus: https://brainly.in/question/81386