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Identify desert characteristics and give a reason why the saguaro cactus is able to live in the desert?
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The roots that lie beneath the saguaro's surface soak up as much as 200 gallons of water -- enough to last a year. This is what sustains the saguaro in the dry desert environment.
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Where can you find a saguaro?
The saguaro cactus [Carnegiea gigantea] is found in the Sonoran desert. The desert is so called, because of its main location in Sonora, Mexico. But the desert also stretches into the United States of America.
There are 150 saguaro cactus plants per square kilometer in a certain area of Arizona desert to which population characteristics does this information refer?
population density
What is the vegetation for the Simpson desert?
The Simpson desert contains many types of vegetation including the Barrel Cactus, Organ Pipe Cactus. Saguaro Cactus, Prickly Pear Cactus.
Where is the world largest saguaro?
Saguaro Cactus only grow in the Sonoma Desert in Arizona. Both the Largest and the Smallest in the world, live there.
What would not help a saguaro survive in the desert?
Too much water or temperatures below freezing can damage or kill a saguaro cactus.
Is saguaro a desert?
No, the saguaro is a cactus that lives in a desert.
What desert is home to the magnificent saguaro cactus?
The saguaro is a cactus of the Sonoran Desert primarily.
In what desert does the saguaro cactus live?
The saguaro lives in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona and Mexico.
What are the top 5 populations in the Saguaro Desert?
There is no such place as the "Saguaro Desert." The saguaro is a large species of cactus that grows in the Sonoran Desert.
How many kinds of animals live in the Saguaro Desert?
There is no desert named the Saguaro Desert. However the saguaro cactus lives primarily in the Sonoran Desert.
The world's supply of which cactus grows in the Sonoran Desert?
The saguaro cactus.
Where can you find saguaro?
The saguaro is primarily a cactus of the Sonoran Desert in Arizona and Mexico.
Why is the saguaro cactus only in the desert?
temperature, water and elevation
What is the Sagara Desert?
There is no 'Sagara Desert.' There is, however, the saguaro cactus which occurs primarily in the Sonoran Desert.
Where can you find a saguaro?
The saguaro cactus [Carnegiea gigantea] is found in the Sonoran desert. The desert is so called, because of its main location in Sonora, Mexico. But the desert also stretches into the United States of America.
In what state is the giant saguaro cactus located?
This gigantic cactus can be found in desert regions of Arizona, S California, and Mexico,
There are 150 saguaro cactus plants per square kilometer in a certain area of Arizona desert to which population characteristics does this information refer?
population density
