Science U5 L4 - Desert Plant Adaptations

Question 0

Saguaro Cactus (list all)

Answer 0

• spines help protect cactus from animals
• a waxy coating helps seal in water
• thick stems help store water
• wide shallow roots can quickly soak up the little rain that falls

Question 1

Mesquite Tree Characteristics (list all)

Answer 1

• small leaves that do not lose much water
• thorns that protect the tree from hungry and thirsty animals
• long roots that grow deep underground where they find stored water

Question 2

What adaptations help desert plants survive?

Answer 2

• Thorns help protect from animals
• shallow roots that spread out to catch rain or deep roots that find underground water
• small leaves that do not lose much water or thick stems with waxy coating that hold water

Question 3

Why can’t all living things survive in a desert?

Answer 3

Because it is dry and not all organisms have adaptations that help them survive without water for long periods

Question 4

What is special about desert plants and animals?

Answer 4

They have adaptations that help them live with very little water.

Question 5

Name two kinds of desert plants

Answer 5

Mesquite tree

Saguaro cactus

Question 6

When I am done with my test

Answer 6

…I will hand in my 5 point coupon with the test