xerophytes are the type of plant adapted to reduce water loss.
xerophytes are the type of plant adapted to reduce water loss.
type of plant adapted to reduce water loss?
xerophytes
xerophytes are plants that can survive in dry habitats, such as deserts, and are able to withstand prolonged periods of water shortage. succulent plants such as the cacti store water in the vacuoles of large parenchyma tissues. other plants have leaf modifications to reduce water loss, such as needle-shaped leaves, sunken stomata, and thick, waxy cuticles as in the pine. the sand-dune marram grass has rolled leaves with stomata on the inner surface.
osmoregulation
in general, insects adapted to arid environments also have an impermeable cuticular membrane that prevents water loss. therefore, a majority of water lost to the atmosphere occurs via the air-filled tracheae. to help reduce water loss, many insects have outer coverings to their tracheae, or spiracles, which shut when open respiration is unnecessary and prevent water from escaping. insects at a greater risk for water loss face the challenge of either a depleted oxygen supply or desiccation, leading to an adaptive increase in tracheal volume in order to receive more oxygen.









































section::::types of desiccation resistance.:reducing rate of water loss.:excretion.
desiccation tolerance