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Use your knowledge of lipids to explain why desert plants need the waxy coating on their leaves to survive

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Desert environments lack water. All plants need water to survive. A waxy coating on plant leaves prevents water loss.

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its to protect them from bugs and other harmful and store water because they dont get much water

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