Desert Biomes

What best describes the climate in the desert?

• warm
• hot
• dry
• windy

How much rain falls in the desert?

• more than 250 cm

• more than 25cm

• less than 25 cm

• none at all

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which continent is an example of a cold desert?

• Antartica

• Australia

• Africa

• Asia

The ability to conserve (save) water is a feature of organisms in which biome?

• Tropical rainforest

• Temperate forest

• Desert

• Taiga (Coniferous forest)

Which adaptation helps plants to reduce water loss?

• thick stems

• long roots

• wide leaves

• small leaves

Which adaptation protects some plants from being eaten?

• thick, waxy skin
• thick stems
• thorns or spines
• thick leaves

What is one thing both "hot" and "cold" deserts have in common?

• All the land is made of sand
• Underground water filters impurities from the sand.
• There is a dramatic change between night and day temperatures.
• Both get regular predictable rainfall. 

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a hot desert?

• very little rain

• hot in the day, cool at night

• sandy soil

• covered with grass

Desert animals can be described as being nocturnal. What does nocturnal mean?

• being able to blend in which the environment

• being active at night and avoiding heat during the day

• soil that does not have very much humus

• a biome with a hot temperatures and a dry climate

Which human activities can affect desert biomes? (select all that apply)

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5