Adaptations Overview

SLDX Grades 4-5

Desert Survival Unit

Flora and Fauna

Various cacti examples

Not all cacti are the same.

• Some have thorns• Some have spines• Some are smooth

Organ Pipe Cactus

Golden Barrel Cactus

Hedgehog Barrel Cactus

Purple Agave

Teddy Bear Cactus

Bishop’s Cap Cactus

Young Saguaro

Agave with Globe Mallow

Agave with Chupparosa

Blue Agave

Cacti attract wildlife to reproduce.

Flowers

Or

Fruit

Flowering cactus

Flowering Artichoke

Even the wildlife finds a way to survive.

Loss of habitat forces a compromise for nesting of these hummingbirds found in my yard.

Mother on her nest

Even paper is part of the nest!

Two eggs wait to hatch!

An abandoned nest waits for another hummer to build on top.

What other adaptations have you found

around school, your yard,

your neighborhood?