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प्रश्न
Write a short note on adaptations of plants to water scarcity.
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उत्तर
Plants found in deserts are well adapted to cope with water scarcity and the scorching heat of the desert.
- Plants have an extensive root system to tap underground water.
- They bear thick cuticles and sunken stomata on the surface of their leaves to reduce transpiration.
- In Opuntia, the leaves are modified into spines, and green stems carry out the process of photosynthesis.
- Desert plants have special pathways to synthesize food, called the CAM (C4 pathway). It enables their stomata to remain closed during the day to reduce water loss by transpiration.
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