1. | The water storing chamber in this plant has the greatest volume to surface ratio in plants. | A. | Creosote Bush | |
2. | A bird that digs its own burrow. | B. | Horned Lizard | |
3. | Builds a nest in cactus to provided some amount of protection for the young. | C. | Fridge Toe Lizard | |
4. | Scurry under a rock crevice and inflate the loose folds of skin along its body. | D. | Burrowing Owl | |
5. | Deep root systems and has small waxy covered leaves which resist water loss and taste bad. | E. | Gambels Quail | |
6. | A reptile that can go for long periods of time without food or water. | F. | Kangaroo Rat | |
7. | Have scaly fringes along the toes so they can swim through the sand to hide and eat. | G. | Roadrunner | |
8. | Body Temperature can rise to 107 to protect it from the heat. | H. | King Snake | |
9. | Tend to match the color of the sand or rocks in their local environment. Spiny. | I. | Desert Tortoise | |
10. | The large ears helps it to loose heat and thereby cooling its body temperature | J. | Jackrabbits | |
11. | They can survive without ever drinking any water, getting needed moisture from their seed diet. | K. | Cactus Wren | |
12. | Bite from a venomous snake has little effect on them | L. | Western Toad | |
13. | Uses nasal gland eliminates excess salt, instead of using the urinary tract. | M. | Barrel Cactus | |
14. | Move sideways to keep traction on shifting sands. Movement also it ensures that only two points of the animals’ bodies are touching the hot ground at any given time. | N. | Sidewinder | |
15. | The glands excrete a mildly toxic substance used to ward off would be predators. | O. | Chuckawalla |
M | 1. | The water storing chamber in this plant has the greatest volume to surface ratio in plants. | A. | Creosote Bush |
D | 2. | A bird that digs its own burrow. | B. | Horned Lizard |
K | 3. | Builds a nest in cactus to provided some amount of protection for the young. | C. | Fridge Toe Lizard |
O | 4. | Scurry under a rock crevice and inflate the loose folds of skin along its body. | D. | Burrowing Owl |
A | 5. | Deep root systems and has small waxy covered leaves which resist water loss and taste bad. | E. | Gambels Quail |
I | 6. | A reptile that can go for long periods of time without food or water. | F. | Kangaroo Rat |
C | 7. | Have scaly fringes along the toes so they can swim through the sand to hide and eat. | G. | Roadrunner |
E | 8. | Body Temperature can rise to 107 to protect it from the heat. | H. | King Snake |
B | 9. | Tend to match the color of the sand or rocks in their local environment. Spiny. | I. | Desert Tortoise |
J | 10. | The large ears helps it to loose heat and thereby cooling its body temperature | J. | Jackrabbits |
F | 11. | They can survive without ever drinking any water, getting needed moisture from their seed diet. | K. | Cactus Wren |
H | 12. | Bite from a venomous snake has little effect on them | L. | Western Toad |
G | 13. | Uses nasal gland eliminates excess salt, instead of using the urinary tract. | M. | Barrel Cactus |
N | 14. | Move sideways to keep traction on shifting sands. Movement also it ensures that only two points of the animals’ bodies are touching the hot ground at any given time. | N. | Sidewinder |
L | 15. | The glands excrete a mildly toxic substance used to ward off would be predators. | O. | Chuckawalla |