1. How do plants and animals adapt to life in the deserts?

4. Animals Camel Fennec Fox Scimitar horned Oryx Sand Snake

5. Two toes to help balance on shifting sand To keep cool To store fuel during days without food or water To keep sand out of eyes and mouth Light coat to reflect heat To protect joints

6. Fennec Fox Long ears to get rid of excess heat Eyes that can see clearly in darkness so it can catch prey Comes out at night to avoid heat of the day

7. Hides under tail to protect self from sun

8. Vegetation Barrel Cactus Joshua Tree Prickly Pear Cactus Thorns to deter predators Long roots to store water Flowers can grow even in times of severe lack of water Xerophytes

9. A wide-spreading network of shallow roots harvests the desert rains; a mature plant may soak up as much as 200 gallons of water during a storm. Waxy skin to reflect heat Stores water in times of moisture and plumps up Becomes ridged and thin during very dry periods Saguaro Cactus

10. Humans in the desert Headscarf to protect from heat and sand storms Loose fitting clothes to disperse heat around White- to reflect the heat Open shoes to allow feet to breathe Sandals to protect heat from hot sand

11. Clothing Footwear How does it walk on sand? How does it get water Where does it store water? relationships How does it stop sand getting in its eyes?

14. A wide-spreading network of shallow roots harvests the desert rains; a mature plant may soak up as much as 200 gallons of water during a storm. Waxy skin to reflect heat Stores water in times of moisture and plumps up Becomes ridged and thin during very dry periods Saguaro Cactus

15. Two toes to help balance on shifting sand To keep cool To store fuel during days without food or water To keep sand out of eyes and mouth Light coat to reflect heat To protect joints Camels