Desert Habitat

Describe the weather and temperature of the

Sonoran Desert.

• 100 Degrees Celsius

• Windy and Dry.

• Dry, hot, not much rain.

• No water and sandy.

Do many plants and animals live in the desert? Why not?

• No because it is hot and very dry.

• Yes only a few.

• There are more plants than animals.

• No because the plants and animals prefer the forest.

How do animals find shelter in the desert?

• They build sandcastles and hide in them.

• They hide in trees.

• The hide in the grass.

• Underground, or in holes they make in plants like the saguaro

  cactus.

If you were to give someone directions on how

to prepare to spend time in the desert, what would you tell

him or her to take for supplies?

How are the Arctic and the Sonoran Desert

different? How are they the same?

How are animals in the desert adapted to living

there?

• They wear a special sunscreen.

• Come out at night and make shelters underground.

• They have thick fur to protect them.

• They wear sunglasses.

Which animal that you heard about is nocturnal; what

does that mean?

• Gila Woodpecker; sleeps during the day and comes

  out at night.

• Desert Cottontail; sleeps during the day and comes

  out at night.

• Coyote; sleeps during the day and comes

  out at night.

• Elf owl; sleeps during the day and comes

  out at night.