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Plants produce their own food through photosynthesis but absorb water and minerals from the soil.
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What plants cannot survive in the desert?
Desert plants have adapted to the extremes of heat and aridity by using both physical and behavioral mechanisms.
What is the desert nutrient cycle?
Producers: The Sahara desert food chain begins with the plants. In spite of the extreme heat and less rainfall there are many plants and animals that live here. The plants are called producers as they do photosynthesis and thus prepare food . There are many kinds of plants in the desert. They are the date palms, Cacti, thorn acacia, creosote bush, sage brush, desert milkweed, desert willow, desert tobacco and many annuals. Primary consumers or Herbivores: In the Sahara desert food chain the next level are the herbivores which eat only plants. The plants are eaten by primary consumers called herbivores. These are small mammals like kangaroo rat , ground squirrels, certain insects, (a wild sheep), gazelle, and Arabian camels.
Plants from what division are well suited for desert life?
Plants from the division Magnoliophyta are well suited for desert life.
What does a desert plant eat?
Desert herbivores primarily feed on grasses and some edible shrubs and trees and their fruits and seeds. In North American deserts, prickly pear cacti also form a part of their diet.
Why is a desert an ecosystem?
An ecosystem is a place where plants and animals ( maybe humans ) live and animals and plants live in the desert so … 
What do desert creatures eat?
Desert animals either eat plants or they eat each other. Some eat both plants and animals (omnivores).
What animal lives in a desert that eats plants?
There are many, many animals that eat plants and live in the desert. However, there are no deserts that eat plants.
What kind of plants does the bobcat eat when in the desert?
Bobcats are carnivores and do not eat plants.
Do some animals in the forest the sea and the desert eat plants?
Yes, in the Desert the desert animals eat lots of cactus and other plants in the desert. In the sea the animals eat Kelp, seaweed, and etc.... And finally in the forest the animals eat either specific leaves or meat! Answered by: Anonymous
Do desert bugs eat plants?
Some desert 'bugs' eat plants, some eat other 'bugs' and some are parasites on reptiles, birds and mammals.
What do wild donkeys in the desert eat?
Wild donkeys in the desert eat off the land and its surrounding. The donkeys have adapted and will eat plants and leaves.
Do some in the forest the forest sea and the desert eat plants?
Sea life would likely not eat plants. But animals in forests and deserts do eat plants. For examples, deer, rabbits, and other small game eat plants. In the desert, any grazing animals would eat plants-- but it would be slim pickings since there's not a lot of variety in desert plants.
What do herbivores eat in the desert?
They feed on grasses and other plants in the desert.
What does a desert bighorn eat?
They mainly eat grass and plants.
What animals eat in the desert?
grass, plants
What do deer that live in the desert eat?
Deer in the desert primarily eat grass and other edible plants.
What do donkeys eat in the desert?
Donkeys typically like to eat grass, though they also eat shrubs and desert plants.
