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The water in the desert is ussually pretty salty. One example is the Great Salt Lake in Utah. There are many salt deposits near and around the lake in the desert, so the water is extremely sal

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The Arabian Oryx has adaptations during the driest seasons, they get most of their water from the desert plants they eat. They can also turn their storied body fat into water to hydrate themselves. When water is hard to come by.

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The soil in the desert is actually sand. The sand is just very finely crushed up rocks that span the entire dessert. The sand does not have many nutrients at all, and it is hard for plants to grow there.

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http://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/habitats/deserts/
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/deserts.php
http://www.defenders.org/desert/basic-facts

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The location of major deserts are Central Asia, Middle East, a big chunk of Australia, North and South Africa, the Southwest of the USA, and the West coast of South America. It is mostly between 23 degrees North and 23 degrees South

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The scorpion can lower metabolism and that enables them to use less oxygen. During the day scorpions burrow into the sand or hide underneath rocks or other debris, to stay cool while avoiding predators and gaining a vantage point from which to ambush prey. A scorpion's hard exoskeleton is excellent protection from a harsh desert environment, protecting them from the outside world and from some predators. The exoskeleton also aids in water retention and prevents dehydration.

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Mutualism: Bees and cacti depend on eachother. The cacti provide food for the bees, while the bees help to pollinate the cactus.

Commencalism: The cactus wren flies and makes a nest for it and it's eggs on a cactus. This offers protection for the bird, and the cactus is neither harmed or benefited.

Parasitism: Wasps will fly and lay their eggs in the eggs of the praying mantis. When the wasps hatch, they will feed on the larvae of the praying mantis.

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The saguaro cactus grows as a column at a very slow rate, with all growth happening at the top of the cactus. By 70 years of age, a saguaro cactus can reach 6 and a half feet tall, and it will start to produce its first flowers. The skin of the cactus is covered with hard spines and flexible bristles as a method of defending the water stored inside. The cactus has a waxy coating that waterproofs the plant, and reduces water lost to the air through transpiration.

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The desert biome is the driest of all the biomes out there. It recieves very little rainfall in short bursts between long rainless periods. Most deserts get less than 300 mm of rain yearly.

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The tumbleweed is an interesting plant that separates from its roots when it is mature and tumbles away in the wind. The mechanism of disengaging from their roots comes after the plant has matured and the seeds are ripe. The tumbling habit of the plants is their adaptation to scattering ripe seeds for re-growth.

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Temperatures show daily extremes because the atmosphere contains very little humidity to block the Sun's rays.The average temperature changes by desert, but is mainly 20-25 degrees Celcius.

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The desert biome is a biome that is mostly made up of sand and lacks a sufficient amount of water. They are ussually extremely hot and dry, and do not host much life. The organisms that do live there have adapted to live in the harsh environments. One of the most important desert adaptations is to be able to retain water.