Question

In deserts there is very little water available. How do you think the plants survive there?

• A. leaves are broad
• B. roots are short.
• C. lose very little water through transpiration
• D. lose a lot of water through transpiration

Answer 1

The correct option is C

lose very little water through transpiration

Desert plants have found a variety of ways to cope up with the extreme conditions and survive where other plants cannot.
Few of them are:
-Smaller leaves and stems
-Lose very little water through transpiration
-Huge water holding capacity
-Deep roots
-Thorny leaves