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1.	Write a short note on Adaptations of plants to water scarcity Or Adaptations in desert plants.
Answer» 1. Thick cuticle on their leaf surfaces 2. Stomata of desert plants is sunken that is it is in deep pits to minimize loss of water through transpiration. 3. Desert plants also have a special photosynthetic pathway (CAM - Crassulacean acid metabolism) that enables their stomata to remain closed during daytime. 4. Some desert plants like Opuntia, have their leaves reduced or they are modified to spines. Loss of leaf surface helps in prevention of transpiration. 5. Photosynthetic function is taken over by the flattened stems called as phylloclade.

Write a short note on Adaptations of plants to water scarcity Or Adaptations in desert plants.

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1. Thick cuticle on their leaf surfaces

2. Stomata of desert plants is sunken that is it is in deep pits to minimize loss of water through transpiration.

3. Desert plants also have a special photosynthetic pathway (CAM - Crassulacean acid metabolism) that enables their stomata to remain closed during daytime.

4. Some desert plants like Opuntia, have their leaves reduced or they are modified to spines. Loss of leaf surface helps in prevention of transpiration.

5. Photosynthetic function is taken over by the flattened stems called as phylloclade.

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