Question

The cactus is a plant which grows in very hot, dry places. They do not have leaves. Instead, they have spiny needles which stick out of their stems. There
are many shapes of the cactus. Some are small and round. Others are tall like

columns or pillars. Some are shaped like tubes or bells. Some are shaped like

wheels. Some grow as trees or shrubs. Others grow as ground cover. Cactus

flowers are big, and some of them bloom at night. Their flowers come out at

night because they are pollinated by insects or small animals that come out at

night. Insects and small animals carry pollen from one cactus to another. Most

cacti live in North and South America. Others live in Africa, Madagascar and

Sri Lanka. Cacti do not have very large leaves because large leaves would allow

the water to evaporate. When water evaporates, it changes from a liquid to a

gas. When it becomes a gas, it is light enough to move through the air. That

would be bad for the cactus because the cactus needs water to live .Some

cacti have waxy coatings on their stems, so that water will run down the stem

to the roots. Cacti can absorb water from fog in the air since it does not rain

very much in the desert. Most cacti have long roots which can spread out close

to the surface so they can absorb a lot of water on the occasions when it rains.

VI. Find Plural of cactus in the passage.

VIII. Name any two parts of the plant which are given in this passage.​

Answer 1

Answer:

VI.cacti

VIII.Roots and stems

Answer 2

Answer:

vi. Cacti.

viii. Flowers and roots.

Explanation:

vi. Cacti is the plural of cactus.

viii. Flowers and roots both are parts of the plants.