Plant and Animal Adaptations

• • Cactuses have long roots that reach deep under the ground to access water supplies.
• • Cactuses have spines to prevent water loss in the plant and to deter animals from eating them
• • Cactuses have a waxy skin / waxy cuticle that prevents water loss from transpiration.
• • Cactuses are succulents, which means that they store water in the roots, stems to combat the heat of the Desert.
• • Camels have fats in their humps for insulation and energy storage, meaning that they can also change their temperature to hot or cold climates
• • Camels have long and thick eyelashes to prevent sand from going into their eyes through the process of sand in the wind also called shifting sands
• Camels have large feet with pads on the bottom to stop them from sinking into the soft desert floor