Desert biome

Plants Temperature and weather

Animals

Temperature and weather

Temperature : extremely variable

Day time: temperature can be over

38°c

At night:temperature

can be under -4°c

rainfall Very little

Plants yucca

cactus

Animals

Camel Fennec fox

How can camels survive in the desert?

Camels have two eyelashes to keep the sand out of its eyes

It has thick eyebrows to cover the eyes from sun.

Adaptation

Adaptation

- Nostrils that can open and close- Prevents the camel from breathing in sand

Adaptation

- Tough , leathery mouth- To chew tough and thorny plants

Adaptation

- Tough , knee pads- To kneel on the hot sand

Adaptation

- Webbed feet with two toes- To prevent camel from sinking in sand

Adaptation

- A hump-It stores fat so that the camel can go without food

for long time

It has huge ears, these help to cool

down the fox when it is very hot.

It has thick fur that keeps it warm during the cold

nights. The fur also protects the fox from the sun’s heat during the day.

It is usually active during the night when it is cooler.

The biggest desert is _____

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