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lAUREN DESERT
DESERT VOCABULARY
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| CARNIVORE | MEAT EATER |
| OMIVORE | MEAT AND PLANT EATER |
| HERBIVORE | PLANT EATER |
| OASIS | A FERTILE AREA WITH WATER AND TREES |
| ARID | DESCRIBING AREAS WITH AN AVERAGE RAINFALL OF 8 INCHES OR LESS |
| EVAPORATION | CHANGE OF LIQUID TO GAS |
| WADI | RIVER OR STREAM THAT FLOWS ONLY AFTER RAINFALL, BUT IS DRY AT ALL OTHER TIMES |
| NOCTURNAL | ACTIVE AT NIGHT |
| DIURNAL | ACTIVE DURING THE DAY |
| MAMMAL | WARM BLOODED ANIMAL THAT NURSES ITS YOUNG WITH MILK |
| REPTILE | COLD BLOODED ANIMAL USUALLY COVERED WITH SCALES; MOST BUT NOT ALL, HATCH/LAY EGGS |
| DESERT | A MOSTLY BARREN AREA OF LAND THAT GETS LESS THAN 8-10 INCHES OF RAIN |
| CACTUS | A PLANT WITH A THICK, WAXY, PRICKLY STEM |
| SAGUARO | A CACTUS THAT GROWS 1 FT PER 25 YEARS |
| PREY | CREATURES HUNTED OR CAUGHT FOR FOOD |
| ARTHOPOD | SCORPIONS, SPIDERS, OR INSECTS |
| LEAVES | HAIRS OR SPINES HELP SHADE THE BODY OF THE PLANT |
| WAXY COVERING | WAXY COVERINGS HELPS PROTECT AND HOLD H2O INSIDE |
| STEMS | PLEATED BODY (GIVES SHADE AND CAN EXPAND W/ H2O |
| SEEDS | CAN LAY DORMANT FOR YEARS, CAN BEGIN GROWING WHEN IT RAINS, GROWS FAST/ A LOT |
| IMPORTANCE OF PLANTS | EROSION, FOOD, SHADE, HOMES, OXYGEN, WATER, SEEDS |
| ANIMAL ADAPTATIONS | BEAT THE HEAT!!!! |
| ANIMAL ADAPTATION 2 | BURROWING |
| BIRD ADAPTATION | MIGRATING |
| ANIMAL ADAPTATION 4 | SOME ANIMALS HAVE BIG EARS WHICH RELEASES HEAT |
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