Cards (8)

  • Succulents - plants that can store water
  • Xerophytes - plants that ca survive in vert dry conditions
  • Hair on leaves help shade the plant and help it keep cool. This means that less water is lost through transpiration
  • Short lifecycle so plants can avoid drought
  • Tap roots go deep underground to find water that's the hot surface
  • Horizontal roots are wide and shallow so when it does rain they can get as much water as possible
  • Spikes instead of leaves to reduce water loss
  • Small and waxy leaves helps prevent the loss of water through tranpsiration