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Paper 1 (physical environment)
2. Section B (living world)
Vegetation (deserts)
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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