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How can cacttus survive in desert ? Because they regulate their water usage effectively. Why like that ? a. the stem ( batang ) is composed (tersusun) of spongy tissue (jaringan spons) so that is to store a large amount of water as reservation in dry season. b. The roots are many and spread several centimeters underground . It can absorb water from infrenquent rainfall( air hujan yg sesekali turun)
c. Spine shaped leaves. to proctect water loss through evaporation and can produce dew drops(titik-titik embun) to protect from drought(kekeringan) and as defense mechanism againts other animals/herbivores
2. Water Lily( teratai ) - as aquatic plants, roots and stalks(batang) are underwater - the flower emerge(nempak menyembul) from waters surface
How does water lily deal with( mengatasi) the excessive water 9air berlebih) in its body to prevent from being rotten (busuk) ?
-By evaporation through its leaves surface -large leaves can accelerate the transpiration process (proses penguapan) to balance the water content in its body. -has waxy layer (lapisan lilin ) on leaves surface so can be waterproof ( tidak basah oleh air)
- has a lot of air chamber ( rongga udara) in its roots and stalks for floating tool and gas exchange ( pertukaran udara) inside the water lily
3.Insectivorous plants
Heliamphora pulchelli
Darlingtonia californica