Cactus Adaptations

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Cactus Adaptations

• How do they do it?

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Aloe Vera
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Agave
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Prickly pear cactus
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Barrel cactus
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Opuntia or Cholla
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Succulent

• A plant specially adapted to store water in the
  stems and leaves as a drought survival strategy.
• www.echeverias.com/glossary.html
• retrieved 2/12/06

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Transpiration

• The process by which water is extracted from the
  soil, transmitted through plants, and evaporated
  from the leaves.www.abc.net.au/learn/silentflood/
  glossary.htm
• Retrieved 2/12/06