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Cactus plants hold water temporarily in their roots. They also hold it temporarily on their modified leaves. They hold it permanently in their stems.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoYes, a cactus may hold a lot of water. About 90% of cactus body parts are involved in moving and storing water. Additionally, the cactus stem may shrink with lower water movement and reserves, and expand with higher levels.
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∙ 14y agoAll cactus plants store water in their stems. It's an energy, time, water and work saving adaptation of cactus plants to the extreme environments in which they live. In terms of the desert and the jungle, this adaptation puts water and watery products and solutions exactly where they're most needed and used.
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∙ 12y agoYes, like any other plant it contains water.
If split open you should be able to get a liquid of some kind (Be careful, it could be poisonous).
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∙ 12y agoroots and the stems
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∙ 11y agoI think 4 months
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Are cactus plants trees?
They are succulent plants, having thick fleshy leaves or stems to store water
How have plants adapted to life in the cold desert?
they store water in their stems,forexample, cactus plant
How do stems store food and water?
If you know what a cactus you'll know it but if you don't know some plants really store food and water in their stems and did you know I am just a 10 year old
Why are cactus stems usually very thick?
Cactus stems are very thick because they store water.
How do cacti reduce water loss?
Cactus are able to conserve water due to their stems. They have stems that are able to store water for when it is needed.
How are cactus adapted to store water in the desert?
Their stems are thick and sponge-like.
How do desert plants hold onto water?
They either store it in their trunks/stems like the baobab tree or the cactus. Or, they just need very little of it to survive.
How does cactus adapd to desert life?
Cacti are able to store water in their fleshy stems.
Is cactus a leaf or a stem?
Leaves provide extra surface area for water to evaporate out of the plant. In the arid desert, plants need all the water they can get.
What plant has stems that can store water?
Plants that store water in tissue are called succulent plants.
Which type of desert plants store water in the tissues of its leaves and stems?
Succulents, including cacti, store water in leaves and stems.
How are cactus plants adapted to store water in the desert?
While cacti do store some water in the tissues of their stems, the belief that one only as to cut open a cactus to find drinking water is a myth. Not only that, many cacti have toxic substances in their tissues which would make you sorry you ever ate a cactus.
