Name one trait that can help a plant survive in the desert.

If they have a source of generating water like a cactus

Explanation:

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Explanation:

Smaller Leaves and Stems

One of the chief adaptions of plant life to desert climates has been to reduce leaf and stem size. This allows the plant to concentrate its water instead of spreading it out over a wider surface area. Desert trees and shrubs tend to be short, with fewer leaves and branches. The most extreme form of this adaptation is found in the cacti, whose stems and leaves have been reduced so much that only spines remain. These spines also can shade the plant, helping it conserve even more moisture. With cacti, the primary photosynthetic activity has been moved to the stalk, the main body of the plant, and away from the leaves.

Storing Water

Some plants in the desert have developed the ability to store water. Desert plants with thick leaves and stems are able to absorb water when it rains and continue growing even when rainfall is absent. Some desert plants have developed holding sacks in their stems that swell to hold water during those times when it is available. Some types of cactus have this ability, as do black sage and rice grass.

Dormant Periods

Other plants have learned to go dormant when water is scarce. This conserves their resources during times of hardship. When water again becomes available, these plants wake up and resume growing. Desert plants with dormant phases include lichen, moss, algae and ferns.

Nocturnal Activity

Some desert plants survive by only becoming fully active at night. During the night time, evaporation is least likely to occur because it is no longer so hot. Some plants, such as the yucca, turpentine bush, and brittlebush, only open their stomas at this time. Stomas are microscopic openings in the “skin” of the plant that allow it to breathe. By only exposing their mist insides to the outside air at night, they lose less moisture.

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the african cheetah.

this species has a relatively low level of genetic

variation because the population was reduced to a small size approxi-

mately 10,000 to 12,000 years ago.

chapter   outline

24.1

genes in populations and the hardy-

weinberg equation

24.2

factors that change allele and genotype

frequencies in populations

24.3     sources of new genetic variation

population   genetics

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until   now,   we   have   primarily   focused   our   attention   on   genes  

within   individuals   and   their   related   family   members.   in   this  

chapter   and   chapters   25   and   26   ,   we   turn   to   the   study   of   genes   in  

a   population   or   species.   the   field   of

population   genetics

  is   con-

cerned   with   changes   in   genetic   variation   within   a   group   of   indi-

viduals   over   time.   population   geneticists   want   to   know   the   extent  

of   genetic   variation   within   populations,   why   it   exists,   and   how   it  

changes   over   the   course   of   many   generations.   the   field   of   popu-

lation   genetics   emerged   as   a   branch   of   genetics   in   the   1920s   and  

1930s.   its   mathematical   foundations   were   developed   by   theoreti-

cians   who   extended   the   principles   of   gregor   mendel   and   charles  

darwin   by   deriving   formulas   to   explain   the   occurrence   of   geno-

types   within   populations.   these   foundations   can   be   largely   attrib-

uted to three scientists: sir ronald fisher, sewall wright, and j. b. s.

haldane.   as   we   will   see,   support   for   their   mathematical   theories  

was provided by several researchers who analyzed the genetic com-

position   of   natural   and   experimental   populations.   more   recently,  

population   geneticists   have   used   techniques   to   probe   genetic  

variation   at   the   molecular   level.   in   addition,   staggering   advances  

in   computer   technology   have   aided   population   geneticists   in   the  

analysis   of   their   genetic   theories   and   data.   in   this   chapter,   we   will  

explore   the   genetic   variation   that   occurs   in   populations   and   con-

sider   the   reasons   why   the   genetic   composition   of   populations   may  

change over the course of several generations