By: Maggie Carmody Team Members: Meghan Eilenfield, Bobby Glance, Barrett Renyolds & Maggie Carmody
Deserts all over the world Many 30 degrees latitude, north 30 degrees latitude south Biggest deserts- Sahara, Gobi, Kalahari
Hot and dry, semiarid, costal, cold Night cool, 40’s & 50’s Day hot, 100 degrees Very dry, less than 10 in. precipitation yearly Little plant life
Cold, winter, summer Snowfall, more rain Antarctica, Greenland, Nearctic realm Little plant life, same animals - burrow Sp.Sp.
Hot Few, don’t need much water Cacti, shrubs, grasses Birdcage plants, brittlebush, spinifex grasses, yucca Tumbleweed not native, Asian
(Ferocactus wislizenii) Compass cactus -same 5-11 ft. tall Cylinder body Pulp, water
(Encelia farinosa) Medium, round shrub Long, oval, leaves, silver-green, fuzzy Brittle branches, resin –has smell Late winter, early spring, yellow blossoms
(Yucca) South USA, Mexico, West Indies Poisonous leaves Blooms small, white-purple blossoms
Similar, hot, cold Burrow, heat, cool Rodents, snakes Camels
(Suricata suricatta) Burrow, stay cool Mongooses, upright-famed Live together, communitys
(Camelus dromedarius), (Camelus bactrianus), Bactrian, two Dromedary, one Hump hint LONG periods no water
(Scorpiones) Members of class Arachnida Closely related to spiders, mites, and ticks Some have venomous sting
(Canis latrans) Often mistaken for domestic dogs Bushy tail, black tip Fur- light brown to grayish
(Acanthophis pyrrhus) Doesn’t strike unless touched Active at night Wouldn’t retreat, stay motionless
Development -negative & positive I think… -More national parks -help preserve Phoenix, Arizona
Personally, I have learned so much about a part of the world I never gave much thought to. If it weren’t for this project, I probably would never have looked into the desert. I’m really glad I got to study this fascinating biome. Thank you!
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