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Desert and Temperate Woodland And Shrubland. Victor, Anna, Carl, Mario, and Bruce . Desert. What is a desert?. A desert is a landscape or region that receives and keeps an extremely low amount of water. Abiotic factors. Temperature Variable Hot Precipitation Low.
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Desert and Temperate Woodland And Shrubland Victor, Anna, Carl, Mario, and Bruce
What is a desert? • A desert is a landscape or region that receives and keeps an extremely low amount of water.
Abiotic factors • Temperature • Variable • Hot • Precipitation • Low
Desert classification • Polar deserts (cold deserts) can be covered in snow or ice • Most non-polar deserts are hot in the day and chilly at night because of the lack of the moderating effect of water.
Why these plants could survive in the desert? • They have small leaves or no lives at all butcould keep water well.
Desert plants • prickly pear • Desert willow
Desert animals • lizard • spider
Abiotic factors • Temperature • Hot in summers • Cool in winters • Precipitation • Dry in summers • Moist in winters
distribution • Mediterranean coast • Douthern Europe • North America • South Africa • Australia
Biotic factors • Plants • Plants in this biome have adapted to drought. They have tough waxy leaves that resist water loss. • Animals • Animals tend to be browsers that eat varied diets of grasses, leaves, shrubs,and other vegetation