DESERT CACTUS

What is a Cactus?They are plants

that live in dry regions.

Roots -Long: lie close to the surface of the ground so they can catch water from desert

rains .-Cork-like

bark: to absorb the water quickly.

Stem-No leaves: instead the stem does

the job of making food for the plant and storing its water .

-Grow upward: so not too much of the plant faces the rays of the sun.

Needles-Sharp and pointed: to keep

desert animals from sucking out the water .