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Why do desert fox have large ears?
Desert foxes have large ears to help regulate their body temperature in the extreme heat of their desert environment. The large surface area of their ears allows for better heat exchange and cooling through blood vessels close to the skin. Additionally, their ears also help enhance their hearing, allowing them to detect prey and predators in the open desert landscape.
Desert plants are characterized by?
Desert plants are characterized by their ability to survive with limited water resources, often through adaptations such as deep root systems, succulent leaves, and reduced leaf surface area to minimize water loss. They also usually have mechanisms to tolerate high temperatures and intense sunlight commonly found in arid environments.
Why do desert plants produce many seeds in the desert?
Most of the seeds will be eaten by birds and rodents, some will be washed away in flash floods or wind storms. Few seeds will survive to possibly grow in the future. Plants produce so many seeds to assure the survival of the species.
Difference between tropical rainforest plants and desert plants?
desert plants and tropical plants have evolved in different ways such as: . desert plants sore water to survive whereas tropical plants have waxy leaves to drain the water . tropical plants have huge leaves to help encourage pollinators and reach the sun light whereas desert plants have thorns and smaller leaves that are grey to reflect the sunlight.
What is the name of a large island which is mostly desert?
Australia
Which of the following explains why yucca trees rarely grow close to other large plants in the desert?
They compete with other large plants for land.
Are there large or small plants in a desert biome?
Desert biomes can have both large and small plants. Large plants in deserts, like cacti and Joshua trees, are adapted to store water and survive in arid conditions. Small plants, such as shrubs and grasses, have shallow roots to quickly absorb water after rare rainfall events. Both types of plants have evolved various adaptations to thrive in desert environments.
Which are the 4 large cities close to the Mojave Desert?
Las Vegas, Nevada, and Bakersfield, California, are located in the Mojave Desert. Los Angeles and San Diego are close by.
If plants need light to grow why aren't the biggest plants In the desert?
Plants need more than light to grow, they also need water. The desert does not have sufficient water to support large plants except on an oasis.
Are there many living plants in the desert?
There is a surprisingly large number of plants that are able to survive in the desert and few of them are cacti. Trees, shrubs, grasses, perennials, annuals and even some ferns and mosses can live in the desert.
Why are large carnivores rarely seen in the deserts?
The numbers of large canivores in the desert are low as the biome cannot support large numbers of them. There is not enough food to feed large numbers of carnivores so they are rearely seen.
How do the plants adapt in the desert?
Plants are able to adapt to almost every environment. Some ways they have adapted to the desert is being able to store large amounts of water and protect themselves from other organisms.
Is it true that a large root system near the surface is a special structure of some desert plants?
True
Why would there be large sand dunes in a desert?
Dunes would be more prevalent in desert areas with an abundance of fine sand, few plants and a persistent wind.
How come plant in the desert would most likely have a large root system lose to the surface?
The large, fine root system close to the surface is able to abosrb water from even a light rainfall in the desert.
Why don't desert plants have leaves?
Leaves that have a small surface area lose less water.
Why are nuclear power plants rarely found in the desert?
Nuclear power plants require huge amounts of water for cooling, a resource not available in large quantities in most deserts. However, your question is not completely true as there are nuclear power plants in the desert. Palo Verde in Arizona is an example.
