The Deserts of Utah

What is the main idea of the passage?

• A desert can be a hard place for a plant or animal to live.

• Leopard lizards are cool.

• The cactus can survive in the desert.

How do a jackrabbit's ears help them stay cool?

• the blood vessels carry heat and release it into the air

• it has strange ears

• they can use their ears as fans to cool themselves

How does a leopard lizard stay cool?

• it uses its long legs to lift itself off of the hot ground

• it has camouflage

• it comes out at night

How is a cactus adapted to survive in the desert? (CHOOSE 2)

• it is camouflaged so that animals can't see them

• they have sharp needles to keep animals away

• it can store water in its stem

• it has really long roots