Desert Biome
Sahara Desert
Climate & Location
- Average day temp. 100 degrees
- Average temp. at night 20 degree
- Great Basin Desert, U.S.
- Sahara Desert, Africa
Plants & Adaptations
- Gourds- not much water needed
- Palm trees- hole water well
- Grasses- shade themselves
- Cactus- learn to store water for a long time
Animals & Adaptations
- Thorny Devil- absorbs water through skin so every bit of water is used.
- African Pyxie Frog- hibernate during dry season.
- Chuckwalla- hides under a rock and in inflates so it can't be pulled out.
Human Impact
- Drilled desert ground for oil
- Destroyed Ozone layer
- Polluted air
- Dodo bird went extinct
- Over hunting