Desert biome

What are Desert Characteristics?

dry (very little rain) few plants, not an easy place for animals to live

Why do birds migrate to pacific or higher elevations?

to escape the heat

What migrates from the desert?

some species of birds

Why are some animals nocturnal (come out at night) in the desert?

It is cooler at night

Hunted for fur or tusks

What desert animals are nocturnal?

owls, snakes, gila monster

Why do desert animals burrow in the desert?

to stay cool by going underground.

What animals burrow in a desert?

small rodents, lizards, small mammals, tortoise, kangaroo rat

What animal uses the adaptation of crepescular (dawn and dusk) in the desert?

cobra because it is cooler

what is the purpose of stored fat?

to have energy

What animals store fats?

Gila monster, camel

What is the purpose of the structural adaptations of leathery skin?

It protects from heat and prickly plants

What is the purpose or stored water in the desert?

to keep hydrated

What animal can store water to keep hydrated?

camel

This animal hunts during dawn and dusk and stores water and fat?

camel

This animal hunts during dawn and dusk. (crepuscular), uses their sense of smell instead of sight.

cobra

What animal/animals burrow underground in the desert?

tortoise

what animal has a hard exoskeleton, and don't need much water?

scorpion

What animal has leathery skin to protect them?

armadillo, turtle

How does leathery skin help the animals in a desert?

to protect them and help store water.

How do grooves in an animals skill help it survive in the desert?

The grooves help them go long periods of time without water.

What animals has grooves in their skin?

thorny devil

What desert animal lives near water holes or the canyon under bushes?

Javelina

What desert animal camouflages?

coyote

How does camouflaging help an animal in the desert?

it makes hiding and hunting easier.

What desert animal gets water from the food it eats?

Kangaroo Rat

What desert animal built its home in cactus?

pygmy owl