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- 1. Multiple Choice
What are some adaptations that organisms in the desert have to survive with little water?
Long roots that absorb water from deep underground
Thick fur to retain moisture
Gills to extract water from the air
Large ears to collect rainwater
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which animals rest in the shade of desert plants during hot days?
Kangaroo rats
Rattlesnakes
Coyotes
Lizards
- 3. Multiple Choice
What happens to the desert when it rains heavily?
Plants quickly produce flowers
Animals hibernate
The temperature rises
The desert becomes even drier
- 4. Multiple Choice
What do insects feed on in the desert ecosystem?
Nectar and pollen in flowers
Leaves of cacti
Seeds of desert plants
Fruits of saguaro cacti
- 5. Multiple Choice
What do non-living things in the desert provide for plants and animals?
Light, temperature, and air
Water, soil, and air
Temperature, soil, and water
Light, soil, and water
- 6. Multiple Choice
What is the role of plants in a desert food web?
Producers that make food using sunlight
Primary consumers that eat other organisms
Decomposers that break down dead matter
Predators that hunt other animals
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is an ecosystem?
A network of interactions between living organisms
A place where animals make nests
A food web in a desert
A habitat for desert plants
- 8. Multiple Choice
Where is the habitat of a Gila woodpecker?
Underneath rocks and soil
On the soil surface
Inside saguaro flowers
On a saguaro cactus
- 9. Multiple Choice
Where do termites live in a desert ecosystem?
Underneath rocks and soil
On the soil surface
Inside saguaro flowers
At the base of saguaro stems
- 10. Multiple Choice
What is an habitat?
A place where an organism lives
The interactions between all the organisms and their
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