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Desert Biodiversity

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A degree to which an organism is able to live and reproduce in a given set of habitat is called :

a)

Disharmony

b)

Misfit

c)

Adaptation

d)

Malformation

2.

Which adaptation helps desert plants like Cacti to conserve water loss due to transpiration?

a)

Hollow Stem

b)

No Leaves

c)

Modified leaves

d)

Fibrous Roots

3.

How have plants adapted to survive in the desert?

a)

They store water in their stem and leaves

b)

They have sharp spines and waxy coating

c)

They have large root system

d)

All of the above

4.

Where do desert animals sleep during the hot afternoon?

a)

On an oasis

b)

Over the mirage

c)

In an underground burrow

d)

On the Sand

5.
Which of the following is not an adaptation for desert animals? 
a)
big legs
b)
small ears
c)
extra layer of fur
d)
thin bodies
6.
What does nocturnal mean?
a)
being able to blend in which the environment
b)
being active at night and sleeping during the day
c)
soil that does not have very much humus
d)
a biome with a hot temperatures and a dry climate
7.

Desert plants are able to survive long periods with no rain. Which of these plants would you find in the desert?

a)

cactus

b)

conifer

c)

grasses

d)

wildflowers

8.

Cactus is a Succulent :

a)

True

b)

False

9.

In general, "All cacti are succulents but not all succulents are cacti. "

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Cacti, is a succulent because :

a)

It grows in desert

b)

It stores, water & Moisture in its leaves, stems and roots

c)

It has spines

d)

It has larger and a deeper root system

11.

What differ cactus from other succulents?

a)

it can go without water or food

b)

it can eat dirt

c)

Presence of Areole

d)

It stores water

12.

Adaptations means ...

a)

ways to help an animal eat

b)

body part or behavior that helps an animal survive

c)

unique feet to help an animal get around

d)

the ability to sleep anywhere

13.

A Bactrian camel has

a)

One Hump

b)

Four Humps

c)

Two Humps

d)

No Hump

14.

A camel store __________ in its hump.

a)

Water

b)

Fat

c)

Sand

d)

Protein

15.

A single hump camel is called

a)

Doormatery

b)

Drometry

c)

Dromedary

d)

Domedary