#2 - Desert Ecosystem - Australian Outback

Australian Outback

Desert Ecosystem (land)

Multiple Select

Click on the graph of the desert (called a climatogram).

The bars represent MONTHLY RAINFALL.

Looking at the BARS, choose the TWO statements that are true about rainfall in the desert.

• There are "rainy seasons" - some months have significantly more rain than others.

• There is about the same amount of rainfall each month, with only slight differences.

• On average, there is less than 5 cm of rain each month.

• On average, there is more than 5 cm of rainfall each month.

Multiple Choice

Compare the graph of the DESERT and the TUNDRA.

The line represents TEMPERATURE.

Looking at the lines on the graphs, choose the BEST conclusion about temperature in the DESERT.

• The average temperature of the desert is lower than the tundra.

  
  

  The monthly temperatures in the desert are more consistent than the tundra.

• The average temperature of the desert is lower than the tundra.

  
  

  The monthly temperatures in the desert are less consistent than the tundra.

• The average temperature of the desert is higher than the tundra.

  
  

  The monthly temperatures in the desert are less consistent than the tundra.

• The average temperature of the desert is higher than the tundra.

  
  

  The monthly temperatures in the desert are more consistent than the tundra.

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You met a guide named Jack Randall! He said that they would take you on a tour through the Australian Outback. The next slide is a video of the tour that you took.

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Multiple Choice

What is the niche (job) of this organism in the ecosystem?

• producer

• pollinator

• predator

• decomposer

Open Ended

What is a STRUCTURAL adaptation (physical trait) that allows the thorny devil to obtain resources, such as food or water?

Use evidence from the video and scientific reasoning to explain how it is able to use that structure to get its resource.

Use full sentences.

Open Ended

What is a BEHAVIORAL adaptation that allows the thorny devil to obtain resources, such as food or water?

Use evidence from the video and scientific reasoning to explain how it is able to use that structure to get its resource.

Use full sentences.