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Discovering Desert Wonders: Flora and Fauna Explorations

Explore the fascinating ecosystem of deserts, from unique plant species like Yucca and SaltBush to diverse animal inhabitants such as Mule Deer and Gila Monster. Learn about desert geography and facts, including the Sahara's expanse and the mystery of the Nambi desert. Discover how desert flora and fauna adapt to arid environments, with insights on venomous snakes, arachnids, and more. Join us on a journey through the world's driest regions and uncover the secrets they hold.

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Discovering Desert Wonders: Flora and Fauna Explorations

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  1. Definitions

  2. Plants

  3. Animals

  4. Desert Facts

  5. The Movie

  6. Miscellaneous

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  8. An Arid region with little or no vegetation

  9. Desert

  10. Temporary rivers that carry water from the mountains

  11. Wash

  12. Lakes that are dry for most of the year

  13. Playa

  14. Where mountain erosion accumulates

  15. Bajada

  16. The Latin word for “abondon”

  17. Deserere

  18. A desert bush that grows in salty areas

  19. SaltBush

  20. The invasive species that we talked about in class

  21. Cheat- Brome Grass

  22. A large plant the grows to tree like proportions

  23. Yucca

  24. True trees found in the Chihuahuan desert

  25. Pine Oak Juniper

  26. How many species of flowering plant are found in the sonoran desert

  27. 250

  28. The group that scorpions and tarantulas are in

  29. Arachnids

  30. The most venomous snake in the U.S.

  31. MojaveRattlesnake

  32. 2 animals (that we discussed) that live in the Great Basin Desert

  33. Mule Deer Pronghorn Antelope

  34. Chews to get its venom into its prey

  35. Gila Monster

  36. 2 Types of venoms found in rattlesnakes

  37. Neurotoxin Hemotoxin

  38. It is the largest desert in the world

  39. Sahara

  40. Where the Kalahari squirrel lives

  41. Kalahari Desert

  42. Where mountains block moisture on the ocean side, thus making the other side dry

  43. Rain Shadow

  44. Has types of true trees in it (Pine, Oak, Juniper)

  45. Chihuahuan

  46. The “other” desert in Africa

  47. Nambi

  48. How do Bactriah camels get water?

  49. Eat Snow

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