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The Desert BiomePaige, Julia, Stephanie, and GracePlants

Golden Barrel Cactus

Desert Brittlebush

Chain fruit Cholla

Joshua Tree

Jumping ChollaHas leafs covered with a thick mat of short hairs.It got its name from the pioneers who thought the tree reminded them from Joshua in the bible.If touch you will be painfully stuck to a spiny segment that seems to have jumped off of the plant.Around 5 to11 feet tallDuring droughts animals rely on the juicy fruits for food and water.Animals Jackrabbit- Big ears help get rid of extra heat.Desert Bighorn sheep- They live in small pockets of dry desert mountain ranges, foothills near rocky cliffs, and water when it is available.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.

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

Animals

Desert food webThe top predators are the hawk and the fox and the lowest in the food web are insects, rodents, and lizards.VocabSucculent- A plant , having fleshy tissues that conserve moisture, rich in interest.

weather

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

Copper: copper helps us make things like pennies and made the statue of liberty

Cactuses: cactuses help the desert when it rains; they store and conserve water in the hot and dry weather.

Zinc: helps heal.

-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.Where Is It Located?