Tropical Deserts

Question 1

What are the latitudinal co-ordinates of Tropical Deserts?

Answer 1

The latitudinal co-ordinate range is about 15 degrees North to 30 Degrees South.

Question 2

What is the humidity of Tropical Deserts

Answer 2

The humidity is very low

Question 3

What is the average annual rainfall in Tropical Deserts

Answer 3

The range is about 0 - 250 mm which is very low compared to some other biomes

Question 4

What is the average temperature of Tropical Deserts

Answer 4

The range of the temperatures is pretty big while the morning can get up to 40 degrees celcius but the nights can drop below 0 degrees

Question 5

What are 5 animal adaptations of the Tropical Deserts

Answer 5

No sweat glands, Smaller size, Fat storage, Large hind legs and Big ears.

Question 6

Why is having no sweat glands a good animal adaptation in Tropical Deserts.

Answer 6

I helps keeping as much water as you can because the desert doesn’t have much water

Question 7

Why is a smaller size a good animal adaptation in tropical deserts.

Answer 7

I makes it so were you don’t have to eat or drink that much, and you can hide in small spaces away from the sun and large predators

Question 8

Why is fat storage a good animal adaptation in tropical deserts?

Answer 8

Fat makes it so where you have lots of heat, and because it is so hot in the desert you don’t want any extra heat. So some animals place their fat in a specific place instead of their whole body so they only feel super hot in one place.

Question 9

Why are large hind legs a good animal adaptation in Tropical Deserts?

Answer 9

They help prey and predator alike run away or catch something. The large hind legs allow animals to jump much higher than normal.

Question 10

Why are big ears a good animal adaptation in Tropical deserts?

Answer 10

Big ears means hearing better and releasing much more heat so the animals don’t burn up.

Question 11

True or False. All of the following are adaptations of the cactus plant.

1. thick, waxy skin to reduce loss of water and to reflect heat
2. large, fleshy stems to store water
3. thorns and thin, spiky spines or glossy leaves to reduce water loss

Answer 11

True

Question 11

True or False. All of the following are adaptations of the cactus plant.

1. thick, waxy skin to reduce loss of water and to reflect heat
2. large, fleshy stems to store water
3. thorns and thin, spiky spines or glossy leaves to reduce water loss

Answer 11

True

Question 12

The hump on the stores water for the camels journey.

Answer 12

No, it doesn’t store water, it stores fat

Question 13

True or false. Camels have small surface area to volume ratio - to maximise heat loss

Answer 13

False

Question 14

An extremely dry area with little water and few plants

Answer 14

A desert

Question 15

Baobab tree thrives in the arid tropical deserts of Africa because;

Answer 15

it stores water in it’s thick trunks

Question 16

Where there is water and therefore plants and trees found in a desert.

Answer 16

Oasis

Question 17

Atacama, Namib, Congo and Sahara
All of the following are examples of Tropical Desert except;

Answer 17

Congo

Question 18

Choose the correct option. In the tropical deserts, one may find some plants which have developed ___________.

Adaptations to deal with rapid decomposition; leaves with drip tips; buttress roots to support their height; small leaves to reduce water loss

Answer 18

Small leaves to reduce water loss

Question 19

True or false. Camels have large, flat feet - to spread their weight on the sand.

Answer 19

True

Question 20

What is the name of the largest desert?

Answer 20

Sahara

Question 21

What are 5 plant adaptations in tropical deserts?

Answer 21

Waxy skin, deep roots, drought resistance, poisonous parts and spines

Question 22

Why is Waxy skin a good plant adaptation in Tropical Deserts?

Answer 22

If you have waxy skin you won’t transpire as much, this is good because in the desert you need to save as much water as possible

Question 23

Why are deep roots a good plant adaptation in Tropical Deserts?

Answer 23

If the roots are deep then the plants will be able to pick up ground water found deep in the ground

Question 24

Why is drought resistance a good plant adaptation in Tropical Deserts

Answer 24

Because there is not much water or rainfall, the plants have adapted to not use much water and to store most of the water they get

Question 25

Why are poisonous parts a good plant adaptation in Tropical Deserts.

Answer 25

If you are a poisonous plant then lots of animals will realize this and try not to eat you

Question 26

Why are spines a good plant adaptation in the Tropical Desert.

Answer 26

Because if animals that want to eat you see that you have spines then they won’t attack you.