Desert Scrub is extremely similar to a regular desert biome. Temperatures during the daytime are about 100 degrees and at night most desert scrub temperatures drop to 20-30 degrees. The temperatures are not as extreme as a normal desert. The main difference is that instead of a barren ground, desert scrub is dominated by shrubs. To be in this category land has to have 10 inches or less annually, but places like the Kazakh desert scrub area gets about 9.4 inches of rainfall per year.
ADAPTATIONS:
* Some plants like the Phreatophytes roots go down up to 20-30 feet to tap into underground water supplies.
* Other plants such as the ephemeral seed's have a protective coating around the outside so the seed can withstand years without properly growing or getting water.
* Animals sometimes have light colored fur to prevent the sun from beating down on them too hard during the day.
* Like in regular deserts, animals burrow during the day to escape from the sun's heat.
ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS:
How does a desert scrub area differ from a regular desert?
If there is an underground water supply nearby to a patch of plants, how can they reach it?
How will black fur effect a rat if it lives in a desert scrub area?
Why do many animals sleep during the day and come out at night?
ADAPTATIONS:
* Some plants like the Phreatophytes roots go down up to 20-30 feet to tap into underground water supplies.
* Other plants such as the ephemeral seed's have a protective coating around the outside so the seed can withstand years without properly growing or getting water.
* Animals sometimes have light colored fur to prevent the sun from beating down on them too hard during the day.
* Like in regular deserts, animals burrow during the day to escape from the sun's heat.
ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS:
How does a desert scrub area differ from a regular desert?
If there is an underground water supply nearby to a patch of plants, how can they reach it?
How will black fur effect a rat if it lives in a desert scrub area?
Why do many animals sleep during the day and come out at night?