Use you knowledge of lipids to explain why desert plants need the waxy coating on their leaves to survive?

Fats and lipids are hydrophobic which makes them water repelling compounds. Therefore, presence of a waxy coating on the outer skin of the desert plant prevents loss of water via evaporation from the skin of the plants. This helps the plant store water and increases its survival period.

they need the way coating because there isnt a lot of rainfall so the plants need to preserve the moisture they have in order to survive

the answer is lactic acid from anaerobic respiration. the acid in lactic acid is what creates sore and burning muscles. if you think about how acid burns that will give you a clue for questions like this.

colors do exist. the color of the sky is actually violet; humans percieve the color of the sky as blue.