Desert biomes!

1. Desert biomes! By: elyssa gaddas 6d

2. plants • Common Name: Barrel Cactus\ Compass Cactus • Genus: Ferocaatus • Species: Wislizeni • Research: The Barrel Cactus can be easily distinguished from other cactus because of its circular-shaped body. The Cactus probably reaches from 5to 11 feet tall. And with that height it is the tallest cactus in the North American deserts. • Bibliography: http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/desert_plant_page.htm • Adaptations: Iconic among cacti, the barrel cactus rises out of every Hollywood desert to provide water for the weary and lost desert explorers. Of course, barrel cactus isn't the only one or even the most frequently seen cactus in the desert, but it is an excellent cactus to use as a model for the various adaptations that cactus have used in these harsh environment. Every part of the Barrel Cactus has been forged from a long evolution in a desert environment from its shape to its spines and even its metabolism. • Bibliography: http://www.ehow.com/info_11384273_adaptations-barrel-cactus.html • Picture Bibliography: http://www.google.com.qa/imgres?imgurl=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/Echinocactus_grusonii_-_golden_barrel_cactus_-_status-endangered.jpg&imgrefurl=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Echinocactus_grusonii_-_golden_barrel_cactus_-_status-endangered.jpg&usg=__p0-5GrOLCEK3GeX92rllffcGNNI=&h=768&w=842&sz=110&hl=en&start=1&zoom=1&tbnid=WFjz8wK5-A9QHM:&tbnh=132&tbnw=145&ei=-Pv0UNO0MsjJswbg5YGoBw&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dbarrel%2Bcactus%26num%3D10%26hl%3Den%26tbo%3Dd%26biw%3D742 %26bih%3D607%26site%3Dimghp%26tbm%3Disch&itbs=1

3. Plants • Common name: Brittle Bush, Incienso, White Brittle Bush • Genus: Encilia • Species: Farinosa • Research: A Brittle Bush is a common plant of the Mojave and Sonoran deserts. It is up to 2-5 feet tall. Brittle Branches sprout from a woody trunk. The leaves are about 1-4 inches long. • http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/desert_plant_page.htm • Adaptations: The Brittle Bush has many adaptations. It’s leaves are covered with thick little hair which helps it protect it from there enemies. The plant is able to store lots of water when it doesn’t rain a lot so when it gets thirsty it has something to drink. • Bibliography: http://mallorybrittlebush.weebly.com/adaptations.html • Picture Bibliography: http://www.google.com.qa/imgres?imgurl=http://www.carefree.org/vertical/Sites/%257B7E577914-08B7-498C-8013-7E6515AE5610%257D/uploads/%257B80026CF3-29BD-40E4-B511-7393311C2CD0%257D.JPG&imgrefurl=http://www.carefree.org/index.asp%3FType%3DB_BASIC%26SEC%3D%257BD97229BF-E06C-4392-8561-958E3AD025B1%257D%26DE%3D%257BAF00B423-AB57-4158-8958-8D4BA3D718F5%257D&usg=__oAk1vGot5ppQFzaWvz1M-pbE0tQ=&h=2112&w=2816&sz=1059&hl=en&start=3&zoom=1&tbnid=hQble0esr0uJmM:&tbnh=113&tbnw=150&ei=9fz0UP2yLsndsgbp_4GwBg&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dbrittle%2Bbush%26num%3D10%26hl%3Den%26tbo%3Dd%26biw%3D742%26bih%3D607%26site%3Dimghp%26tbm%3Disch&itbs=1

4. plants • Common name: Pancake Prickly Pear Cactus • Genus: Opuntia • Species: Chlorotica • Research: In many places the Pancake Prickly Pear Cactus is grown as a crop. The Pancake Prickly Pear Cactus has started as weed in some places but in others it is joined. • Adaptions: There are many adaptations that the Pancake Prickly Pear Cactus has to the Sonoran desert. Cacti have reduced their leaves to spines to reduce water loss and to protect the cactus. The roots of the Pancake Prickly Pear Cactus are also made for very dry environment to help adapt to the desert hot weather. • Bibliography: http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/pancake_prickly_pear_cactus.htm • Picture Bibliography: http://www.google.com.qa/imgres?q=pancake+prickly+pear+cactus&hl=en&tbo=d&biw=742&bih=607&tbm=isch&tbnid=WV4WxWoQAMokQM:&imgrefurl=http://theazuregate.blogspot.com/2010/04/prickly-pear-cactus-flowers.html&docid=cx3M5OwB_Z2vZM&imgurl=http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dJPmr88kQbw/S9XW5GhWKtI/AAAAAAAAAm4/XHS06EAUJVo/s1600/pancake%252Bcactus_1200.jpg&w=1600&h=1143&ei=DkP0UJj3FobAtAbEyYCAAw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=393&vpy=165&dur=522&hovh=190&hovw=266&tx=156&ty=83&sig=114693291597571947312&page=1&tbnh=140&tbnw=198&start=0&ndsp=15&ved=1t:429,r:3,s:0,i:125

5. Plants • Common name: Hanging Chain Cholla, Jumping Cholla, Cholla Brineadora, Vilas De Coyote • Genus: Opunta • Species: Fulgida • Research: The Chain Fruit Cholla looks as much like a tree in the desert as a cactus possibly can. It has a central trunk from which sprout many spiny “branches” • Adaptation: The Chain Fruit Cholla adapts in the desert by saving energy (it doesn’t use much water), the structure which has a lot of cylinder shaped place to store water, they could have the photosynthesis is by making there own, without using much water. • Bibliography: http://prezi.com/ugyisj8gi25i/desert-adaptations/ • Picture Bibliography: • http://www.google.com.qa/imgres?q=chain+fruit+cholla&hl=en&tbo=d&biw=742&bih=607&tbm=isch&tbnid=7oSYbUrKHDghGM:&imgrefurl=http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fichier:Chain-fruit_cholla.jpg&docid=AYkSodXLrm9pjM&imgurl=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/56/Chain-fruit_cholla.jpg&w=2592&h=1944&ei=lUP0UNbBL8qxtAbU44DoBg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=4&vpy=172&dur=4494&hovh=194&hovw=259&tx=172&ty=126&sig=114693291597571947312&page=1&tbnh=157&tbnw=230&start=0&ndsp=14&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0,i:103

6. PLANTS • Common name: Arizona Ironwood, Palo-de-hierro, Palo-de-Fierro • Genus: Olneya • Species: Tesota • Research: The Desert Ironwood only grows in the washes and valleys of the Sonoran desert below 2,500 foot elevation. The Sonoran desert is in the southwestern Arizona, southern California, and the northwestern part of Mexico. The Sonoran desert is known as a hot and dry desert. • Bibliography: http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/desert_plants_page.htm • Adaptations: The Desert Ironwood store water in their bodies. And also the ability to sweat. • Bibliograhy: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_adaptations_of_the_desert_ironwood • Picture Bibliogrraphy: http://www.google.com.qa/imgres?imgurl=http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/images/ironwoodinbloom.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/desert_ironwood.htm&usg=__fTeWQMkAnERWrQCQWNOoQitCExw=&h=182&w=216&sz=46&hl=en&start=3&zoom=1&tbnid=GWVA0p_Fy6UM1M:&tbnh=90&tbnw=107&ei=ov70UOTSDIzHswawgIH4Bg&prev=/search%3Fq%3Ddesert%2Bironwood%26num%3D10%26hl%3Den%26tbo%3Dd%26biw%3D632%26bih%3D593%26site%3Dimghp%26tbm%3Disch&itbs=1

7. Animals • Common name: Banded Gila Monster • Genus: Heloderma • Species: Suspectum Cinetum • Research: The Banded Gila Monster is very shy but can strike back very quickly, with painful results. The Banded Gila Monster is below the rank of species. • Bibliography: http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/desert.htm • Adaptations: It has venom which it chews into an animal. It has beaded skin so it doesn’t sweat a lot. • Bibliography: http://www.ask.com/q/What-are-Banded-gila-monster-adaptations • Picture Bibliography: http://www.google.com.qa/imgres?imgurl=http://www.californiaherps.com/lizards/images/hscinctumasdm8093.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.californiaherps.com/lizards/pages/h.s.cinctum.html&usg=__avropluT48WduwZ0RipafnU1ZXg=&h=600&w=900&sz=155&hl=en&start=3&zoom=1&tbnid=OEmIrEcx2f8vKM:&tbnh=97&tbnw=146&ei=0P70UOTbOMmMtQaPkYHQAw&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dbanded%2Bgila%2Bmonster%26num%3D10%26hl%3Den%26tbo%3Dd%26biw%3D632%26bih%3D593%26site%3Dimghp%26tbm%3Disch&itbs=1

8. animals • Common name: Bobcat • Genus: Felis • Species: Rufus • Research: The average Bobcat weighs 15 to 20 pounds, and is 2 feet tall and 3 to 4 feet long. The bobcat looks pretty much like a regular cat except bigger. And it doesn't only live in the desert. • Bibliography: http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/desert_animal_page.htm • Adaptations: The bobcat is a master of adapting to a wide variety of lush as well as marginal habitats. It was found in Mexico, the United states and Canada, its home is in the deserts, mountains, forests, farmland, swamps, brush land and even in the suburbs. Its superior adapting makes it the most widespread wild cat in the north America. • Bibliography: http://www.ehow.com/info_8153982_adaptations-bobcat.html • Picture Bibliography: http://www.google.com.qa/imgres?imgurl=http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_W90V87w3sr8/TNsGpcyhjQI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/8sY9md0zkSg/s1600/bobcat_lying%25255B1%25255D.jpg&imgrefurl=http://true-wildlife.blogspot.com/2010/11/bobcat.html&usg=__AwHlU2BhhebPd-12gyqUDxg_3F0=&h=675&w=900&sz=481&hl=en&start=3&zoom=1&tbnid=ZsJ-Oyc7UZhvWM:&tbnh=110&tbnw=146&ei=3_70UOmQIcb0sgany4HoCA&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dbobcat%26num%3D10%26hl%3Den%26tbo%3Dd%26biw%3D632%26bih%3D593%26site%3Dimghp%26tbm%3Disch&itbs=1

9. animals • Common name: Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy Owl • Genus: Glaucidium • Species: Brasilianum cactorum • Research: For a small bird, the cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl has a very long name. It is small enough to hold in your own hand, It averages 6.5 inches (17 cm) in length and weighs only 2.5 ounces (62 g). • Bibliography: http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/desert_animal_page.htm • Adaptation: They have curved beaks so they get to eat insects where ever they go, sharp claws, small bodies so they can follow their pray where ever they go, large wings to swoop down and make a big surprise attack on their pray. • Bibliography: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_adaptations_do_cactus_ferruginoug_pygmy_owls_have • Picture Bibliography: http://www.google.com.qa/imgres?imgurl=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Glaucidium_brasilianum_de_Mexico.jpg/220px-Glaucidium_brasilianum_de_Mexico.jpg&imgrefurl=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferruginous_Pygmy_Owl&usg=__8qYgwctP2ktognxc02r2tnboGCE=&h=314&w=220&sz=27&hl=en&start=3&zoom=1&tbnid=oUPQgwu6rQLWeM:&tbnh=117&tbnw=82&ei=cv_0UI2uNc_Esgaeq4HQBQ&prev=/search%3Fq%3DCactus%2Bferruginous%2Bpygmy%2Bowl%26num%3D10%26hl%3Den%26tbo%3Dd%26biw%3D632%26bih%3D593%26site%3Dimghp%26tbm%3Disch&itbs=1

10. animals • Common name: Moloch, Thorny devil • Genus: Moloch • Species: Horridus • Research: The strangest of lizards is the Thorny Devil. This is only species in its genus. The lizards body has spiked spines all over, including spines above each eye and a hump behind its head which is spiny. And be carful don’t hurt your self while trying to hold it, it might hurt a little. • Bibliography: http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/desert_animal_page.htm • Adaptation: The thorny devil has thorns/spikes on its back that helps it to keep his predators away in its environment. It has an extra bump on the back of its head which may appear to be like a second head to would-be predators. Theses spikes have another function, and that is to help channel water towards the thorny devils mouth. • Bibliography: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_thorny_devil's_adaptations • Picture Bibliography: http://www.google.com.qa/imgres?imgurl=http://wild-facts.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/ThornyDevil.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.wild-facts.com/2010/wild-fact-858-a-thorn-in-my-side-thorny-devil/&usg=__gLV5aphywuUY5LHgCU3LQffM2V8=&h=512&w=722&sz=155&hl=en&start=1&zoom=1&tbnid=t3-UyZUJrlwZ4M:&tbnh=99&tbnw=140&ei=oP_0UNanOYeSswaOqYHoDA&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dthorny%2Bdevil%26num%3D10%26hl%3Den%26tbo%3Dd%26biw%3D632%26bih%3D593%26site%3Dimghp%26tbm%3Disch&itbs=1

11. animals • Common names: Sonoran Pronghorn Antelope • Genus: Antilocarta • Species: American sonorienesis • Research: Pronghorn Antelopes are native to America and are found nowhere else in the whole entire world. And they are last surviving member of the Antilocarpidae family. • Bibliography: http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/desert_animal_page.htm • Adaptations: Pronghorns have high reproductive rates. This is an adaption for a short life span of 7 to 10 years, but individuals rarely exceed 9 years. • Bibliography: http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Antilocapra_americana_sonoriensis/ • Picture Bibliography: http://www.google.com.qa/imgres?imgurl=http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/programs/climate_law_institute/350_reasons/species/images/SonoranPronghornAntelope.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/programs/climate_law_institute/350_reasons/southwest.shtml&usg=__qTx_JCFZ57yXIoVfhHGy9f2WkqI=&h=100&w=100&sz=29&hl=en&start=11&zoom=1&tbnid=UqG4FobooKzN8M:&tbnh=82&tbnw=82&ei=BwD1UPK3O8jPtAb3w4GwCg&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dsonoran%2Bpronghorn%2Bantelope%26start%3D10%26num%3D10%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26tbo%3Dd%26biw%3D632%26bih%3D593%26site%3Dimghp%26tbm%3Disch&itbs=1

12. Location • Locations: Australia, Arabian Peninsula, Mexico, S.W. USA, North Africa, Mexico, India, Pakistan, Peru, Chile, China, Mongolia, Iran, Afghanistan, S.W. Africa, W. china, South America, Middle East, Antarctica, USA, Argentina • Bibliography: http://www.powayusd.com/teachers/blees/desert_locations.htm • Picture Bibliography: http://www.google.com.qa/imgres?imgurl=http://www.powayusd.com/teachers/blees/majordeserts.GIF&imgrefurl=http://www.powayusd.com/teachers/blees/desert_locations.htm&h=317&w=564&sz=15&tbnid=CN_fBZG8AOJHhM:&tbnh=83&tbnw=147&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dlocation%2Bfor%2Bthe%2Bdesert%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=location+for+the+desert&usg=__4GiZWuyL4rociSPe2OiZ1LPXLXI=&docid=DtXnequEJw1kJM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=dwD1UOq5OcTAswag0oHQDA&ved=0CDQQ9QEwAg&dur=342

13. Weather • The desert climate is mostly dry and the typically desert weather tends to be just as hot as it is dry. Due to this dry weather there is a little plant wildlife in deserts. But there are areas that exist with cold desert climates, its not very common. Desert climate and desert weather is something you should be well prepared for before you decide to visit the desert. • Bibliography :http://www.sonorandesertgeotourism.org/Desert-Climate.html • Picture Bibliography: http://www.google.com.qa/imgres?imgurl=http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/images/dry_desert.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/desert.htm&usg=__Xe-hR6hjmGYJqLBKRUzZZ9JIFU0=&h=216&w=324&sz=9&hl=en&start=2&zoom=1&tbnid=Vk97SC4by3TJaM:&tbnh=79&tbnw=118&ei=cAH1UJrXLMTKsgaNiYCQBg&prev=/search%3Fq%3Ddesert%26num%3D10%26hl%3Den%26tbo%3Dd%26biw%3D775%26bih%3D593%26site%3Dimghp%26tbm%3Disch&itbs=1 • Picture Bibliography: http://www.google.com.qa/imgres?imgurl=http://arch5541.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/snow.jpg&imgrefurl=http://arch5541.wordpress.com/2012/11/02/snow/&usg=__WvCCzUblC1r5DsmfBr9g3yQktFM=&h=768&w=1024&sz=135&hl=en&start=6&zoom=1&tbnid=5lmqGDJrOqBFiM:&tbnh=113&tbnw=150&ei=mgH1UKOGOsmQtQa3o4HwBg&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dsnow%26num%3D10%26hl%3Den%26tbo%3Dd%26biw%3D775%26bih%3D593%26site%3Dimghp%26tbm%3Disch&itbs=1

14. Desert Climate! • Desert Climate: The dry desert is in Koppen’s BWh climate category. It is a low Latitude climate. The B stands for dry desert climates. All moths have average temperatures over 64 F (18 C). The W stands for desert climate. Finally, the H stands for dry and hot, with average annual temperatures over 64 F (18 C). I guess they’re trying to tell us its hot. • Bibliography: http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/desert_climate_page.htm

15. Mojave desert climate • The Mojave desert is found at elevations of 2,000 to 5,000 feet, and is considered a “high desert”. It is transition desert between the hot Sonoran desert to the south, and the cold great Basin Desert to the north. The climate of the Mojave desert has extreme fluctuations of daily temperatures, strong seasonal winds, and clear skies. • Bibliography: http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/desert_climate_page.htm

16. How do humans Affect this biome? • By building roads through them. • By driving straight through the desert, destroying plants. • Constructions throughout the desert. • Getting a lot of sheep that may eat plants. • Military training, though helpful in protecting deserts, may crush plants and small animals or may shoot an animal by accident. • By overusing water. • Desert farms. • Solar power farms. • Rally car races. • Lettering in the desert. • Bibliography: Elyssa Gaddas!

17. What can be done to prevent this? • You can tell them not to overuse water • You can clean up the garbage • You can put fences around the plants • Making the car races far away from the small animals or the small plants • Or keeping the military far away from animals because they can shoot an animal by accident • Bibliography: Elyssa Gaddas

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