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Desert . Biome Research By Justin Myers . Name of Biome Geography & Climate. Location: North & and outside if the U.S Description: hot & Dry days and cold nights Precipitation: 3 to 5 inches per year Temp Range: 55-75 Fahrenheit Climate: Hot and Dry. Desert Biodiversity.
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Desert Biome Research By Justin Myers
Name of BiomeGeography & Climate • Location: North & and outside if the U.S • Description: hot & Dry days and cold nights • Precipitation: 3 to 5 inches per year • Temp Range: 55-75 Fahrenheit • Climate: Hot and Dry
DesertBiodiversity • Plant species: creosote bush, sagebrush, ocotillo, and cacti • Animal species: snakes ,insects ,lizards ,skinks, geckos, gazelles , dikdiks, kangaroo ,rat , and kit fox • 15 different kinds of plants and animals.
Adaptations Needed for Survival • Plant : Their good at storing and finding water. Some plants have seeds that can stay dormant in the sand for a long time until there is enough rain for them to grow • Animal: Some mice build their home out of fallen cactus spines to protect themselves from predators
Name of BiomeInteractions of Biotic and Abiotic • Biotic: Snakes eat mice. Cactus stores water. • Abiotic: There is not any grass because there is little rain.
What is Biodiversity? • It is big variety of plants and animals of a ecosystem.
How does biodiversity contribute to the sustainability of an ecosystem? • Use the handout given in class to answer the above question • Its contributes for food , materials , and medicines