Adaptations for Desert Life

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Science

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7th Grade

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Easy

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NGSS

MS-LS1-5, MS-LS2-1, MS-LS2-3

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Brandi Eastlake

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Adaptations for
Desert
Life

By Brandi Eastlake

Match

Match the following adaptation to its correct description. You can use your Animal Desert Adaptations notes.

Adaptation: Eye Lashes

Adaptation: Large Ears

Adaptation: Fleshy Stems

Adaptation: Spines

Adaptation: Waxy Coating

Protects eyes from sand

blood circulates and cools

Holds and stores water

Provides shade, prevent water loss

Prevents water loss

Match

Match the following

Biotic

Abiotic

Adaptation

living things

non living things

Structures that helps an animal survive

Categorize

Options (16)

Cactus

Succulent

Desert Tortoise

Scorpion

Joshua Tree

Desert Fox

Gila Monster

Creosote Bush

Sand

Rock

Sunlight

Temperature

Water

Air

Soil

Wind

Match the correct desert factors to the correct category.

Desert Biotic Factors

Desert Abiotic Factors

Dropdown

Name an adaptations to help a camel walk on hot sand

Labeling

Label each thing Biotic or Abiotic: Clouds, cactus, bush, soil.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Abiotic

Biotic

Abiotic

Biotic

Open Ended

Explain why a burrow would be important for desert organisms to survive.

Type response here

Open Ended

What would happen to plants in the desert if they didn't have special adaptations?
Explain your answer with a detail or two please.

Type response here

Adaptations for
Desert
Life

By Brandi Eastlake

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