Biome Technology Project
Desert
desert plants
The most common plant in the desert is the barrel cactus. It is shaped like a cylinder. I can reach five to eleven feet tall. With three to four inch spines. It also has yellow green and red blossoms
The armadillo lizard
They grow fifteen to sixteen inches long and weigh eight to seventeen pounds. It's head and body are flat so they can fit in small crevices for shelter. They also have spiny scales that can be used for a defense.
Climate
The climate for the desert is very very hot in the day but cold in the night. the annual temp. for the desert is 62ºF during the day. The annual temp. for the night is 20º.
The desert land scape
Most deserts are just flat land with sand dunes. But some have land forms like plateaus and mountains. Like in the mojave desert in Mexico. There are a ton of landforms like the one below.
dingo
The dingo is a decedent of the wolf. It is a restless hunter, and will cross many miles to catch it's prey. They have up to six pups in each liter.
fox
This fox is the smallest of the foxes. It weighing only 2.2 pounds with a length of six inches.they can jump 2 feet in the air.
horned lizard
There are up to five species of horned lizard. Their length is 5 inches. Even though they are heavily armored they are very fast.