Desert Biome
The desert biome is an ecosystem that forms due to the low level of rainfall it receives each year. Deserts cover about 20% of the Earth. There are four major types of desert in this biome - hot and dry, semiarid, coastal, and cold. They are all able to inhabit plant and animal life that are able to survive there.
Interesting Desert Biome Facts
Interesting Desert Biome Facts
- Although the daytime temperatures of the desert biome are very hot,
- They can get very cold at night.
- Many desert animals tend to be nocturnal, sleeping during the day and coming out at night when the temperatures are more tolerable.
- Because there is hardly any standing water in the desert biome, animals either store water in their bodies or get their water needs met by the foods they eat.
- The plants that are able to grow in the desert biome store water in their stem. They normally grow spaced out so that their roots can extend and find water.
- People enjoy rock climbing, dirt biking, and hiking in the desert.
- The driest desert on Earth receives on average 1 centimeter of rainfall every 5 to 20 years.
- The desert biome can be found on every continent except Europe.