Desert
Abiotic Factors:

  • Great Deal of sunlight
  • Hot during the day and cool during the night
  • Less than 10 inces of rain per year
  • Very windy
  • Little humidity
  • Poor soil nutrition; soil mostly sand
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Brittany- All deserts are dry. Annual precipitaion of less than 25 cm. Beyound that, deserts vary greatly, depending on elevation and latitude. Many undergo extreame temp. changes during the couse of a day, alternating between hot and cold. The organisns in thsi biome can tolerate the extreame conditions.



Biotic Factors:
  • Cacti
  • Creosote Bush
  • Mountain Lions
  • Gray Foxes
  • Bobcats
  • Mule Deer
  • Pronghorn Antelopes
  • Desert Bighorn
  • Sheep
  • Kangaroo Rats
  • Bats
  • Owls
  • Hawks
  • Roadrunners
  • Ants
  • Beetles
  • Butterflies
  • Flies
  • Wasps
  • Tortoises
  • Rattlesnakes
  • Lizards

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Geographic Locations:
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Middle East
  • United States
  • Mexico
  • South America
  • Australia