Welcome to the Desert

By

Conor Trevor&

A biome is a community of plants and animals that Live in the same climate.

Definition

Australia Saharan Arabian Kalahari Atacama

Locations

Climate Dry and hot Barely any moisture

in the air Temperature range

32o f to 120o f Precipitation

10 in.

Climate

Desert Ironwood Brittle Bush Chain Fruit Cholla Creosote Bush Barrel Cactus

3 to 5 in. spikes Stores water in the

cactus

Plants

Chain Fruit Cholla

Barrel Cactus

Brittle Bush

Desert Ironwood

Creosote Bush

Rattle Snake Camel Lizard Scorpion Coyote

Tan coat of fur that helps make it blend in to sand and rocks

Large pointy ears to hear

Sharp eyesight

Animals

Rattle Snake

Lizard

Camel

Scorpion

Coyote

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blees/desert_locations.htm>.

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edu/exhibits/biomes/deserts.php>.

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_page.htm>.

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org/desert_animal_page.htm>.

Sandy Desert. 3 October 2013 <http://bioexpedition.com/wp-

content/uploads/2012/04/Desert_Biome_3_6001.jpg>.

bibliography

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blees/majordeserts.GIF>.

“Desert Biome Fact.” Bio Expedition.com. 4 October 2013 < http://bio

expedition.com/desert-biome/>.

Desert sun. 4 October 2013 < http://s1.wallippo.com/thumbs/300x250/hot-desert-

sun-a79f30062f5dcb833c9f503794f09978.jpeg>.

Golden barrell cactus. 4 October 2013 < http://www.alexandgregory.com/

images/cactus_golden_barrel.jpg>.

Brittle Bush. 4 October 2013 < http://www.fireflyforest.com/images/wildflowers/

plants/Encelia_farin_300.jpg>.

Chain Fruit Cholla. 8 October 2013 < http://pics.davesgarden.com/pics/2010/

05/19/Xenomorf/bf8e0d.jpg>.

Creosote Bush. 8 October 2013 < http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/trans-

p/nature/images/creosote-bush-sm.jpg>.

Desert ironwood. 8 October 2013 <http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/images/

ironwoodinbloom.jpg>.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Camel. 8 October 2013 <http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.428589!/img/

httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_635/alg-camel-jpg.jpg>.

Lizard. 8 October 2013 <http://www.reptilesofaz.org/Graphics/Lizards/CROCOL-wwells.jpg>.

Scorpion. 8 October 2013 <http://lornasassatlarge.files.wordpress.com/2010/02

/scorpion.jpg>.

Coyote. 8 October 2013 <http://www.chattanooganaturecenter.org/images/

photos/coyote.jpg>.

Rattle snake. 10 October 2013 <http://www.discoverseaz.com/Wildlife/snakes.html>.

Sandy Desert 10 October 2013 <http://www.bluezones.com/wp-content/uploads/

2011/08/namib_desert_pictures.jpg>.

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