Animals of the Desert By: Javi Turner

Abiotic And Biotic Factors Biotic Factors are all the living things like animals and plants. The way these things effect animal life include, hunting, being hunted, where they can live, and more. Abiotic factors include things like sand, major heat, scarce water, and a few others. The way this effects animals is the they have to adapt to these things otherwise they might not get enough water. Or they might overheat, die, etc.

Examples Of Animals Rhinoceroses Elephants Red Kangaroo Marsh Hawk Western Banded Gecko Mountain Mule Dear Spotted Hyena

Omnivore Examples Lizards, Tortoises, Birds, and more!

Carnivore Examples Snakes, Coyotes, Hawks, and more!

Herbivore Examples Camel, Pronghorn, Javelina, and more!

Adapting to the Desert Animals in the dessert have to adapt. They have to adapt to the severe heat, the sun, and low water, and many others. Also, they have to worry about shortage of food. To avoid day heat, many desert animals are nocturnal, or sleep at day and are out at night. Some burrow underground or sit in shade during the day. Often animals will get water out of their food instead of drinking.

Food Chains Tertiary Consumer (At the top and feed on other carnivores) Secondary consumers Primary Consumers Producers & Decomposers

Food Chains

Decomposers The groups of fungi, bacteria, insect, and other “scavengers” that take In and break down dead things making them usable again. They decompose things like dead animals and dead plants. The material is then able to be used again. They are the last on the food change and keep nutrients moving in the food webs.

Sources apod.nasa.gov S-DANGERS-ANIMALS eted.pdf eted.pdf explanation.html