DESERTRaQuel Williams and India Eppes

ABOUT THE DESERT Hot and Dry Low down plants Animals have to

burrow underground or come out at night

LOCATION AND CHARACTERISTICS Covers one fifth

of earth’s land surface

Little rainfall Location: Africa

WHAT LIVES IN THE DESERT

Barrel Cactus Brittle Bush Desert Ironwood Soaptree Yucca Jumping Cholla Pancake Pricky

Pear Cactus

Bobcats Armadillo Lizard Catcus Wren Coyote Thorny Devil Desert Kangaroo

Rat

ABIOTIC FACTORS Lots of sand Sunlight Vegetation is

rare

FOOD WEB 

SPECIES DIVERSITY AND NAMES

Triangle-Leaf Bursage(Deltoidea)

Palo Verde(Microphyllum)

Mojave Aster(Tortifolia)

Desert Bighorn Sheep(Canadenis Nelsoni)

Banded Gila Monster( Suspectum Cinetum)

Desert Tortoise (Agassizii)

COMPETITION FOR RESOURCES

Fighting Making Noise Courting

ADAPTION TO HABITAT Deal with heat and

sun Lack of water Intense temp during

night and day Rely on bird seeds Underground for

9mths Come out at night Long hears for

coolness

HUMAN INFLUENCE Humans mine

under the surface of the desert for the water

Once water is gone..Its not coming back

CONSERVATION PROJECTS Mojave National

Preserve Last Chance

Canyon California Desert

Conservation area

INTERESTING FACTS Largest animal

in the desert: Camel..its stores most water

Most likely to be dehydrated

While in the desert the following can happen: HeatStrokes

Faintness,dizziness,dry skin,thirst,and nausea

TOURIST ATTRACTION Las Vegas

QUIZ

Can you drown in the desert? How can you adapt to the habitats in the

desert? What is one interesting fact about this

biome? What is human influence on this biome? What are health concerns that can

happen in this biome?

WORKS CITED http://ths.sps.lane.edu/biomes/desert3.h

tml http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/proga

ms/public_lands/desert/califronia_desert_conservation_area/index.html

Raquel & India