Desert Animals

Gerbils spend the hottest part of the day by..

• Living along edges of deserts

• Aestivating

• Staying in underground burrows

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

_____ are experts at catching drops of moisture on their legs, then lifting them into the air until the drops trickle down into their mouths

• Saguaro Cactus

• Darkling beetles

• Dermestid beetles

• Rattlesnakes

• Gerbils

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Adaptations

There are more than ____ different kinds of snakes

• 890

• 2300

• 8000

The rattlesnake hears through...

• Vibrations

• Air conduction

• Frequencies

Voles are...

• Term given to a special type of sandune

• Small rodents

• Small ground squirrels having light and dark stripes

• A plant which has lot of nutritional benefits

What quality of the mongoose helps it to kill snakes without getting hurt itself?

• Its strength

• Its fast reactions

• Its claws

• Its sharp teeth

A camel can survive upto ___ months without drinking any water

• 8 months

• 10 months

• 2 months

• 14 months

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camels

Which of the following is NOT TRUE about camels?

(You can select more than one option)

• Camels' humps are filled with water

• Camels have mouths are so tough that even sharp thorns cannot pierce through

• There are 3 types of camels

• A thirsty camel can drink five-hundred glasses of water in ten minutes

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camels

Adaptations

What does a rattlesnake do when disturbed?

• Rear back

• Rattle its tail and flatten its head

• Hold its tail upright and rattle its tail

• Coil ready to bite

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Rattlesnakes

Most snakes lay eggs

• True

• False

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Rattlesnakes