https://padlet.com/s2034905/8ddfqkilt36u Hannah Cherry, Hudson Smith, John Cypher, Theodore Tiller en-us 2019-04-25 13:54:40 UTC 2026-03-15 23:24:12 UTC hello@padlet.com https://imgglb.padletcdn.com/v13/image?t=g_auto&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpadlet.net%2Ficons%2Fpng%2F1f40d.png s2034905 https://padlet.com/s2034905/8ddfqkilt36u/wish/354112663 A desert is a barren area of landscape where little precipitation occurs and, consequently, living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life. It can become extremely hot during the day, but during the night it can become extremely cold, so the environment is not very welcoming to aniaml life.]]> 2019-04-25 14:04:07 UTC https://padlet.com/s2034905/8ddfqkilt36u/wish/354112663 johncypher https://padlet.com/s2034905/8ddfqkilt36u/wish/354113405  Temperatures range from 20-25° C. The maximum ranges from 43-49° C. Minimum temperatures drop to -18° C. ]]> 2019-04-25 14:05:45 UTC https://padlet.com/s2034905/8ddfqkilt36u/wish/354113405 s1638424 https://padlet.com/s2034905/8ddfqkilt36u/wish/354113751 Deserts have poor soil. The soil is very dry has very little organic matter because there is not enough water to support a large or diverse plant community. ]]> 2019-04-25 14:06:25 UTC https://padlet.com/s2034905/8ddfqkilt36u/wish/354113751 johncypher https://padlet.com/s2034905/8ddfqkilt36u/wish/354114884 The average rainfall is about 10 inches or 25 centimeters every year.]]> 2019-04-25 14:08:29 UTC https://padlet.com/s2034905/8ddfqkilt36u/wish/354114884 s1638424 https://padlet.com/s2034905/8ddfqkilt36u/wish/354115845 A desert receives little water. Desert lakes are generally salty .Because these lakes are shallow and have a low bottom gradient, wind stress may cause the lake waters to move areas. When small lakes dry up, they leave a salt crust or hard pan.]]> 2019-04-25 14:10:33 UTC https://padlet.com/s2034905/8ddfqkilt36u/wish/354115845 s1636330 https://padlet.com/s2034905/8ddfqkilt36u/wish/354116295 The desert kingsnake is a nonvenomous kingsnake that is immune to pit viper venom which allows it to eat young diamondback rattlesnakes.]]> 2019-04-25 14:11:26 UTC https://padlet.com/s2034905/8ddfqkilt36u/wish/354116295 s2034905 https://padlet.com/s2034905/8ddfqkilt36u/wish/354117116 The desert biomes are mostly found in subtropical locations, such as Africa. The largest desert in the world is located on the continent Africa, and it is called the Sahara. The Sahara desert covers an area of 9 million 200 hundred thousand square miles. There is a desert on every continent except for Europe. There are a few dozen countries which have deserts, but the major ones are: USA, Egypt, Mongolia, Mexico and Saudi Arabia.]]> 2019-04-25 14:13:02 UTC https://padlet.com/s2034905/8ddfqkilt36u/wish/354117116 s1636330 https://padlet.com/s2034905/8ddfqkilt36u/wish/354118386 Black tailed jackrabbits have large ears with lots of blood vessel in the skin of their ears. These blood vessels dilate when temperatures in the desert rise which allows them to stay cool.]]> 2019-04-25 14:15:21 UTC https://padlet.com/s2034905/8ddfqkilt36u/wish/354118386 s2034905 https://padlet.com/s2034905/8ddfqkilt36u/wish/354121128 2019-04-25 14:20:35 UTC https://padlet.com/s2034905/8ddfqkilt36u/wish/354121128 s2034905 https://padlet.com/s2034905/8ddfqkilt36u/wish/354121572 2019-04-25 14:21:29 UTC https://padlet.com/s2034905/8ddfqkilt36u/wish/354121572 s1636330 https://padlet.com/s2034905/8ddfqkilt36u/wish/354121795 An example of mutualism is when birds spread undigested seeds through there waste from the desert mistletoe berries. Birds get food stay alive, and the desert mistletoe's seeds are spread which helps keep their species alive.]]> 2019-04-25 14:22:00 UTC https://padlet.com/s2034905/8ddfqkilt36u/wish/354121795 s1638424 https://padlet.com/s2034905/8ddfqkilt36u/wish/354122210 A cactus is a desert plant and in order for it to survive in the desert, it has spines rather than leaves to store water in its stem. This helps because the desert gets little to no rain fall.  ]]> 2019-04-25 14:22:34 UTC https://padlet.com/s2034905/8ddfqkilt36u/wish/354122210 s2034905 https://padlet.com/s2034905/8ddfqkilt36u/wish/354122274  https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/which-countries-have-deserts.html

https://www.thoughtco.com/land-biomes-deserts-373493

http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/desert.html  

]]> 2019-04-25 14:22:43 UTC https://padlet.com/s2034905/8ddfqkilt36u/wish/354122274 s2034905 https://padlet.com/s2034905/8ddfqkilt36u/wish/354123304 2019-04-25 14:24:51 UTC https://padlet.com/s2034905/8ddfqkilt36u/wish/354123304 s1638424 https://padlet.com/s2034905/8ddfqkilt36u/wish/354123580 A Joshua tree is another plant apart of the desert biome. Dead leaves collect against the trunk of the trees help protect it from the sun. The channeled leaves of a direct dew and rainfall water to their roots. ]]> 2019-04-25 14:25:32 UTC https://padlet.com/s2034905/8ddfqkilt36u/wish/354123580 johncypher https://padlet.com/s2034905/8ddfqkilt36u/wish/354124226 2019-04-25 14:27:04 UTC https://padlet.com/s2034905/8ddfqkilt36u/wish/354124226 s1636330 https://padlet.com/s2034905/8ddfqkilt36u/wish/354127628 Coyotes in the desert get fleas on them, the fleas feast on the coyote and its blood allowing the flea to survive which benefits it. The coyote however is negatively affected because fleas can spread harmful diseases and cause irritation to the coyote from the bite.]]> 2019-04-25 14:34:41 UTC https://padlet.com/s2034905/8ddfqkilt36u/wish/354127628 s2034905 https://padlet.com/s2034905/8ddfqkilt36u/wish/354127670 Moss in the desert grows on trees. They benefit from this arrangement because they get raised above the forest floor competition and get much more sunlight. The trees do not get anything from the arrangement either way.]]> 2019-04-25 14:34:46 UTC https://padlet.com/s2034905/8ddfqkilt36u/wish/354127670