The well know desert plant Cacti have been a very interesting speciman in terms of survival and its adaptation to its enviornment in order to succeed in the game of survival.
In order to maintain the moisture within the plant, its leaves are in the shape of needles which can lead to less water evoporating from the plant.
The inners of Cacti have been modified to store water for prolonged periods of time in order to survive the long periods of drought and lack of water.
The structure and outer skin of the Cactus has been able to help them once again maintain water levels within itself as traits such as waxy and thick skin cover the entirety of the plant.
Nondisjunction causes errors in chromosome number, such as trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) and monosomy X (Turner syndrome). It is also a common cause of early spontaneous abortions.
