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Desert - Coggle Diagram
Desert
Characteristics
Temperature fluctuates
Very cold nights
Very hot days
Very low precipitation
High evaporation rates
Sandy
Common adaptations
Retain water
kidneys concentrate urine
not much sweating
thick outer covering
regulate body temperature
Thick fur
Nocturnal
live In burrows
Absorb water
can use water from the food they eat
dig burrows or manage sand
wide large feet
hairy feet
Animal examples
Desert tortoise
obtain water from food
can live a year without water
burrows under the sand
Get a break from extreme cold or hot temperatures
dig shallow pits to catch water
Camels
store fat In the humps
metabolise energy
can go without food for months
Fluctuate body temperature
avoid sweating
Can intake 32 gallons of water at once
can go without water for a week
Keep sand out of eyes and ears
Long eyelasses
thick eyebrows
hairy ears
wide feet
to not sink in sand
Fennec fox
minimize water loss
kidneys concentrate urine
Insulte from the cold nights
Thick fur
reflect & release & protect from heat
very large ears
sandy color fur
Camouflage
thick fur on soles of feet