Desert Biome

How would you explain the temperature in a desert biome?

• In most deserts, it gets hot during the day and cold at night

• It is cold during the day and hot at night

• It is cold during the day and cold at night

• It is hot all the time.

CHECK ALL THAT APPLY: what kind of plants live in the desert?

• Cacti

• Small bushes

• Short, stubby grasses

• Big trees

CHECK ALL THAT APPLY: what kind of animals live in the desert?

• Coyotes

• Rats

• White Tail Deer

• Snakes

What is a scarce resource in the desert?

• Dirt

• Water

• Sand

• Sunlight

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The desert biome is the.....

• Wettest of all biomes

• biome with the most rainfall

• Driest of all biomes

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CHECK ALL THAT APPLY: How do some plants adapt to live in this environment?

• They do not need water. Ever.

• They develop longer and shallower root systems to better absorb moisture.

• Some store water in their stems and use it very slowly compared to regular plants.

• They create their own water through photosynthesis.

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In a desert biome. ____________ rates are faster than rainfall rates.

• nocturnal

• evaporation

• winds

• reptiles

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Plants and animals living in the desert must be able to adapt to extreme heat and _______________.

• winds
• chia
• dryness
• evaporation

Many of the animals are ______________ to avoid the extreme heat during the day.

• cacti
• chia
• water
• nocturnal 

How much rain falls in the desert per year?

• 10 inches

• more than 10 inches

• less than 10 inches

• none at all

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