The leaves of the plants of desert forests are _____.
Pointed in shape
Small sized and thorny
Long
Broad
A
Long
B
Pointed in shape
C
Small sized and thorny
D
Broad
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Leaves of desert plants and
trees are thorny and small sized. This is leaf modification of desert plants to
reduce water loss by a process called transpiration.
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