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A xerophyte (from Greek ξηρός xeros 'dry' + φυτόν phuton 'plant') is a species of plant that has adaptations to survive in an environment with little liquid water. Examples of xerophytes include cacti, pineapple and some gymnosperm plants. The morphology and physiology of xerophytes are adapted to conserve water during dry periods.
Xerocole. The fennec fox 's large ears help keep it cool: when the blood vessels dilate, blood from the body cycles in and dissipates over the expanded surface area. [1] A xerocole (from Greek xēros / ˈzɪroʊs / 'dry' and Latin col (ere) 'to inhabit'), [2][3][4] is a general term referring to any animal that is adapted to live in a desert.
A xerophile (from Greek ξηρός : xērós 'dry' and φίλος : phílos 'loving') [1] is an extremophilic organism that can grow and reproduce in conditions with a low availability of water, also known as water activity. Water activity, a thermodynamical value denoted aw, is defined as the partial water vapor pressure p in equilibrium with ...
Cucurbita foetidissima. Buffalo gourd plant, male flower and fruits. Cucurbita foetidissima is a tuberous xerophytic plant found in the central and southwestern United States and northern Mexico. [3] It has numerous common names, but is most commonly called the buffalo gourd in English. The type specimen was collected from Mexico by Alexander ...
The Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) is a carnivorous plant native to the temperate and subtropical wetlands of North Carolina and South Carolina, on the East Coast of the United States. [4] Although various modern hybrids have been created in cultivation, D. muscipula is the only species of the monotypic genus Dionaea.
A lichen (/ ˈlaɪkən / LY-kən, UK also / ˈlɪtʃən / LITCH-ən) is a hybrid colony of algae or cyanobacteria living symbiotically among filaments of multiple fungi species, along with a yeast embedded in the cortex or "skin", in a mutualistic relationship. [1][2][obsolete source][3][obsolete source][4][obsolete source][5] Lichens are ...
Desert ecology is the study of interactions between both biotic and abiotic components of desert environments. A desert ecosystem is defined by interactions between organisms, the climate in which they live, and any other non-living influences on the habitat. Deserts are arid regions that are generally associated with warm temperatures; however ...
Herbivore is the anglicized form of a modern Latin coinage, herbivora, cited in Charles Lyell 's 1830 Principles of Geology. [ 3 ] Richard Owen employed the anglicized term in an 1854 work on fossil teeth and skeletons. [ 3 ]Herbivora is derived from Latin herba 'small plant, herb' [ 4 ] and vora, from vorare 'to eat, devour'.