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The Desert Biome

The Desert Biome. Paige, Julia, Stephanie, and Grace. Plants. Golden Barrel Cactus. Around 5 to11 feet tall. Chain fruit C holla. Jumping Cholla. During droughts animals rely on the juicy fruits for food and water.

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The Desert Biome

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  1. The Desert Biome Paige, Julia, Stephanie, and Grace

  2. Plants Golden Barrel Cactus Around 5 to11 feet tall Chain fruit Cholla Jumping Cholla During droughts animals rely on the juicy fruits for food and water. If touch you will be painfully stuck to a spiny segment that seems to have jumped off of the plant. Desert Brittlebush Has leafs covered with a thick mat of short hairs. Joshua Tree It got it’s name from the pioneers who thought the tree reminded them from Joshua in the bible.

  3. Animals Desert Bighorn sheep- They live in small pockets of dry desert mountain ranges, foothills near rocky cliffs, and water when it is available. Jackrabbit- Big ears help get rid of extra heat. Thorny Devil- The Thorny Devil (Moloch horridus) has spiny orange yellow and black skin with a pretend second head on the back of its neck. They lift their tail and walk along with slow, jerky motion like a wind-up toy.

  4. Animals • Bobcat- The average bobcat weighs an average of 15-20 L.B.S. Coyote- Eats primarily mice, rats, ground squirrels, gophers, lagomorphs, and carrion

  5. The top predators are the hawk and the fox and the lowest in the food web are insects, rodents, and lizards. Desert food web

  6. Vocab Succulent- A plant, having fleshy tissues that conserve moisture, rich in interest.

  7. weather In the desert it is very hot and dry and does not get a lot of rain.

  8. Natural resources Copper: copper helps us make things like pennies and made the statue of liberty Zinc: helps heal. Cactuses: cactuses help the desert when it rains; they store and conserve water in the hot and dry weather.

  9. Where Is It Located? -The Desert Biome is located in north Africa, southwest Africa, southern north America, Australia, central Asia, southern Europe, and desert in south America extending in to southern south America.

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