Adaptations Overview SLDX Grades 4-5 Desert Survival Unit Flora and Fauna.
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Adaptations Overview
SLDX Grades 4-5
Desert Survival Unit
Flora and Fauna
Various cacti examples
Not all cacti are the same.
• Some have thorns• Some have spines• Some are smooth
Organ Pipe Cactus
Golden Barrel Cactus
Hedgehog Barrel Cactus
Purple Agave
Teddy Bear Cactus
Bishop’s Cap Cactus
Young Saguaro
Agave with Globe Mallow
Agave with Chupparosa
Blue Agave
Cacti attract wildlife to reproduce.
Flowers
Or
Fruit
Flowering cactus
Flowering Artichoke
Even the wildlife finds a way to survive.
Loss of habitat forces a compromise for nesting of these hummingbirds found in my yard.
Mother on her nest
Even paper is part of the nest!
Two eggs wait to hatch!
An abandoned nest waits for another hummer to build on top.
What other adaptations have you found
around school, your yard,
your neighborhood?
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