TYRONE WATSON

• My biome is DESERT
• CLASS:9NAVY
• DATE:OCT,3,2021

What is a desert?

A desert is an arid land with usually sparse vegetation especially : such land having a very warm climate and receiving less than 25 centimeters (10 inches) of sporadic rainfall annually.

Temperatures

During day time the desert temperatures rise to an average of 38°C a little over 100°F

While At night the desert temperatures fall to an average of -3.9 degrees celsius about 25 degrees fahrenheit

Precipitation

Deserts get about 250 millimeters 10 inches of rain per year the least amount of rain of all of the biomes.

Seasons

There are four types of deserts: subtropical deserts are hot and dry year-round coastal deserts have cool winters and warm summer cold winter deserts have long, dry summers and low rainfall in the winter polar deserts are cold year-round.

Desert locations

the yellow marks are where most deserts are located

Hot and dry deserts can be found in North America, Central America, South America, southern Asia, Africa, and Australia. Well-known hot and dry deserts include the Mojave and the Sahara.

PLANTS

• Barrel cactus:Covered with large and small spines the larger spines keep away thirsty desert creatures and the smaller spines help prevent water loss and scorching by reflecting away some of the intense desert sunlight.
• Fingers cactus:The curved spines allow Golden stars to be a safe cactus for homes with curious little fingers.
• Jade cactus:reducing the water loss, having succulent water-storing stems, leaves and swollen roots that give it the ability to survive droughts as it is able to root from any piece of stem or even from a single leaf.
• Saguaro cactus: adapted to make the most of every drop of rain the cactus has a single deep taproot the rest of its roots grow close to the surface of the ground in order to absorb as much water as possible before it evaporates.

DESERT ANIMALS

Scorpions

They have many adaptations or traits that help organisms survive such as the ability to slow their metabolism high tolerance to temperature fluctuations venom injectable toxin for subduing prey an exoskeleton tough exterior casing made of chitin to prevent desiccation, and the ability to glow under UV light.

Camels

Their adaptations include:large, flat feet to spread their weight on the sand thick fur on the top of the body for shade and thin fur elsewhere to allow easy heat loss.

Gilda monster

The colorful beadlike skin of the gila monster helps with camouflage. Its claws are used for digging burrows and for digging out other animals' eggs. Its tongue helps it to hunt and to receive information about its surroundings by picking up the scents in the air. They also can store fat in their tails.

Rattle snake

horridus will shed its skin one to three times a year for the rest of its life. Another adaptation that timber rattlesnakes have is the ability to use their skin color to blend in with their surroundings in order to hide from predators and ambush prey.

Threats to the desert

threats to deserts include overgrazing woody vegetation clearance agricultural expansion water diversion and extraction soil and water pollution land conversion due to industrial activities and associated threats from armed conflicts 19,21 drought, which dries up water holes. Higher temperatures may produce an increasing number of wildfires that alter desert landscapes by eliminating slow-growing trees and shrubs and replacing them with fast-growing grasses.

That will conclude my project on my biome the desert

My research came from safari and my photos came from safari as well

https://www.desertusa.com/desert-people/haunted-deserts.html