Question

What are the different adaptations of desert vegetation?

• A. The leaves are reduced to spines.
• B. They have leafy branches.
• C. They have fleshy stems to store water.
• D. They have long roots that reaches deep into the soil to draw out water.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (C), (D)

The correct options are
A The leaves are reduced to spines.
C They have fleshy stems to store water.
D They have long roots that reaches deep into the soil to draw out water.

Desert plants have several adaptive features to survive in the extreme hot climates. Their leaves are reduced to spines to check water loss by evaporation, their stems are fleshy to store water and their roots dig deep into the soil in search of water.