mention one adaptive characteristics of cactus to reduce rate of transpiration..
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☆ Cactus owe their success in the desert to their structural adaptations. While other desert plants may have similar features such as spines and succulent stems.
☆ Cactus take advantage of the lightest rainfall by having roots close to the soil surface.
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The adaptations seen in Cactus plant are as follows:
- Leaves modified to spines to reduce surface area for water loss thereby reducing transpiration.
- Stem modified into phylloclade which is fleshy.
- Thick waxy cutical to avoid loss of water from surface and reduce transpiration.
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