Have no/very small leaves and very few stomata to reduce transpiration; have large root networks to reach groundwater or catch rain; have large vacuoles to store water.
Har ingen/meget små blade og få spalteåbninger for at reducere transpiration; store rodsystemer til at nå grundvand eller opsamle regn; store vakuoler til at opbevare vand.
| Front | How are xerophytes adapted to their environments? |
|---|---|
| Back | They have no/very small leaves and very few stomata, which reduce transpiration. They also have large root networks that can reach deep down to groundwater or widely across to catch rain. Xerophytes have large vacuoles to store water for a long time. |
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