desert adaptation

Multiple Choice

What is the weather in the desert?

• cold, rainy

• dry, hot

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What is this plant?

• Tree

• Flower

• Cactus

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Why does a cactus have long roots?

• the dirt is really hard

• to reach the underground water

Multiple Choice

Desert plants can depend on regular rainfall for their water.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

Saguaro cactus has spines to ________

• make food

• be protected from predators

Multiple Choice

What kind of animals live in the desert?

• penguins and whales

• ducks and trout

• snakes, coyote , jack rabbits

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How to jack rabbits survive in the desert?

• They eat prairie dogs

• They run fast.

• They have long ears and small body which help them stay cool.

• They eat seeds.

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Where do cacti store water?

• in their needles

• in their roots

• in their stems

• in their flowers

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How do desert plants get water?

• Desert plants have needles.

• Desert plants have long roots that grow wide.

• Desert plants do not need water.

Multiple Choice

coyotes and rattle snakes are active during_______

• night

• daytime