Answers.com > Wiki Answers > Categories > Uncategorized > What are the Modified leaves of cacti called?

What are the Modified leaves of cacti called?

In: Uncategorized [Edit categories]

Answer:

they are called spikes or spines.....

First answer by Mareeha Saeed. Last edit by Mareeha Saeed. Contributor trust: 0 [recommend contributor ]. Question popularity: 2 [recommend question].

[report abuse]

Can you answer these Uncategorized questions?

	How do you breed the mythic legendary monster in tiny monsters?	Answer it!
	Why isn't Chris Gayle playing for the west indies at the moment?	Answer it!
	How can we help to restructure some question that may not have been framed well?	Answer it!
	What age is effected most by alcohol?	Answer it!
	How many people in china live in urbanized areas?	Answer it!

Why are the leaves of cacti modified into spines?
They are modified into spines because every leaf has stomata (plural of stoma) that are kind of pores which let the plant release extra water but because cacti lives in desert,it needs to store...
What are cacti leaves called?
cacti dont have leaves Cacti have spines.
Why do cacti have no leaves?
actually they do have leaves which are it's "thorns".The leaves are actually curled up so tightly that they are hard and sharp.
What are modified leaves?
A normal leaf is assigned some specific functions i.e. Photosynthesis and transpiration. When a leaf is performing some functions other than these two then it needs to have some structural changes in...
Are the spikes on the cacti flowers or leaves?
None of the two. They are just a way the cacti protects its self from parasites and damage. They are in fact modified leaves. The function of leaves has been taken over by the stem of the cacti that...