Question

Which two examples show adaptations for plants growing in the desert?

spines to protect plants against animals seeking water
wide holes on leaves to release excess water vapor
pointed leaf tips to allow water to roll off easily
a waxy coating on leaves to reduce water loss

Answer 1

spines to protect plants against animals seeking water and a waxy coating on leaves to reduce water loss

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

The correct answers are:

-spines to protect plants against animals seeking water and

-a waxy coating on leaves to reduce water loss

Step-by-step explanation:

In the desert, water scarcity is the main problem which plant and animal species face mainly during the hot and dry summer. So plants and animals become adapted and evolved according to the environment.

These adaptation in plants are:

1. Formation of spines: In some desert plant leaves are converted into spines to reduce water loss and to discourage animals to eat plant parts that are used to store water.

2. Waxy coating of leaves: There is a waxy coating on plant leaves that lives in deserted area which prevent the water loss through transpiration.

So spines and waxy coating are two examples show adaptations in plants that grow in the desert.

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