the desert

the desert

Standard

• S4L1. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about the roles of organisms and the flow of energy within an ecosystem.

What is a Desert

• A desert is a ecosystem that is a dry area that gets less than 10 inches of rain each year
• The desert can mostly be described as mostly hot and sandy but deserts can be cold and arid
• Deserts have very little plant life due to lack of water
• They also have animal life that adapted to the harsh conditions
• Deserts are not always sandy they can be covered in ice or rocky

Parts of the desert

• Biotic Factors: Cactus, snakes, fennec foxes, lizards, and camels
• Abiotic factors: Sunlight, water, temperature, air, and soil

the flow of energy

• The energy in a desert flows from the sun which is recieved by the plants through photosynthesis
• Then is transferred to consumers when they eat primary, secondary, or tertiary consumers

Producers in the desert

• Producers make their own food through photosynthesis.
• Examples:
• Cactus
• Creosote bush
• Desert grasses

Consumers in the desert

• Consumers get energy by eating plants or other animals.
• Herbivores: jackrabbit, desert tortoise
• Carnivores: coyote, hawk

• Omnivores: roadrunner, fox

Decomposers in the desert

• Decomposers recycle nutrients by breaking down dead plants and animals.
• Examples:
• Fungi
• Bacteria
• Beetles

Energy Pyramid of the desert