High Desert Ecosystem

By definition, a Desert gets _____ inches or less of rain per year

• 40

• 5

• 10

• 23

Answer explanation

Antartica is considered a desert since it receives less than 6 inches of snow every year. The snow that is there never leaves so it just keeps building up.

Road Runners are immune to what?

• scorpions stings

• bee stings

• rattle snake bites

• coyote attacks

New Mexico is known for this precious gem. Now hard to find, making it worth a lot of money.

• Turquoise

• Copper

• Gold

• Silver

Lizards typically eat what? Select all that apply.

• insects

• small animals

• snakes

• Road Runners

• coyotes

New Mexico is home to this very rare (maybe the rarest) of mammals. Google it. You have five minutes

• Black-footed ferret

• Black bears

• Black-necked grizzly

• Black-toed cat

Acequias were started over a century ago and are used in New Mexico to.....

• establish and support the farmland.

• float barges to take grain to markets

• To provide water for people to drink

• To keep the Rio Grande flowing

Water is......

• life.

• not wet.

• dry

The NM Department of Game and Fish create artificial water sources for what reason?

• The capture water for irrigation

• To provide water for wildlife

• To provide water for thirsty hikers

• To provide water for the old steam trains.

Road Runners eat ________. Select all that apply. Google it.

• snakes

• insects

• small amimals including birds

• seeds

• coyotes

This Spring has been very wet and there is plenty of food for insects. How would the population of insect eating lizards respond?

• The population would increase

• The population would stay the same.

• The population would decrease.

• Lizards aren't affected by insects