Plants Adaptations in a Desert Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• defense : protection
• dew : a source of water for desert plants
• drought : a period of time without any precipitations
• splinter : a part of a broken glass
• absorb : roots do it with water
• fleshy : a stem should be like that to absorb more water
• pores : a hedgehog cactus opens them at night to breath
• waxy : a kind of coating that helps a plant to reduce water loss
• invulnerable : impossible to harm
• stem : it holds the plant
• thorns : some desert plants have it instead of leaves
• shallow : to collect surface water roots should be _
• roots : it makes food for the plant
• hummingbird : a pollinator in a desert
• perish : this happens to tristerix if the surface of the hedgehog cactus is out of reach
• laves : where can plants store water apart from stems
• pierce : to puncture like a needle