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Most desert plants in the Sonoran Desert, around southern Arizona, thrive on less than 12 inches of rain a year. The soil is often rocky and hard, so that rain water does not usually soak in. So the plants adapt to flowering when there is rain (ocotillo) or adjust the size of their blooms to the amount of water available during the growing season--poppies are an example. Others (resurrection moss?) die down and then become green and productive when water is available. Many wildflower seeds remain dormant for several years until enough rain has fallen at the right times to grow the plant. Most trees (paloverde, mesquite, desert willow) do not have broad leaves, so the loss of moisture is not so high as it would be on broad leaved trees. Aside from water, many plants and cacti have vicious thorns that prevent local animals from eating their new growth.The special features of a desert plant are :
1.Roots grow deep to get water from the ground.
2.Leaves reduced into spines so they don't lose water.
3.Stems are thick,spongy and green to store water and prepare food.
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∙ 8y agoThe most important features for a desert plant would be the ability to collect and store water and the ability to reduce water loss .
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Suppose you found a tall plant living in the desert do you think it would be a vascular plant?
some desert plants are short but most of them are tall. the short ones are short because of the terrible sand storms and not much rain. and if your talking serious, I've seen a Cactus that is 42metres tall in the desert!!!
How would you expect the root hair cells from a desert plant to differ from those of a tropical rain forest plant?
i have to ask my teacher
Would you expect desert plants or a swamp plant to have more root hairs?
yes cause the desert is a dry land so they need more roots to get water to the plant -science teacher 101
Would you expect a tall desert plant to be a vascular plant why?
Due to scarcity of water only vascular plants can get some height in deserts.
In which climate would you expect to find a plant with smooth thick skin enclosing a gelfilled interior?
desert
What would be most helpful to a plant in a desert?
The most important features for a desert plant would be the ability to collect and store water and the ability to reduce water loss .
Would a tall desert plant be vascular or non vascular?
A tall desert plant would be a vascular plant.
Which biome would feature arid landscapes?
A desert would be an arid landscape.
Does Missouri have a desert?
There is no geographical feature which most people would describe as a 'desert' in the US state of Missouri.
What are synonyms of plant life?
Flora. Like if you wanted to ask what the plant life of the desert is, you would ask, "what is the typical flora of the desert?''.
What animal and plant life would you find in a desert?
a camel
Would a plant with large flat leaves live in the desert?
no
Which adaptation would be most helpful to animals in a desert?
Ability to live with little water
Is the Antarctica Desert considered a named geographical feature?
All of the Antarctic continent is considered a desert, because there is less than five percent humidity there. It would be named a desert on desert-centric maps.
What adaptations would help a plant live in the desert?
Size reduction.
Can you put forest plant in desert?
no, you can not because it would not survive in desert conditions because its use to forest conditions
Suppose you found a tall plant living in the desert do you think it would be a vascular plant?
some desert plants are short but most of them are tall. the short ones are short because of the terrible sand storms and not much rain. and if your talking serious, I've seen a Cactus that is 42metres tall in the desert!!!
