Sonoran Desert

1. The Sonoran Desert The term desert is strongly connected to the image of an extremely harsh environment void of any life. The sand dunes at the Gulf of California would fit this description of a desert biome, but for large parts the Sonoran Desert has a stunning array of different organisms. The defining character of a desert is usually low levels of rainfall with under 25 cm per year. Additional to that, the relationship between rainfall and the evaporated and transpired water must be taken

know anything about. I learned a lot from this specific unit when it comes to discoverying animals and organisms that I did not know exist. Firstly, we are going to survey life and environments at the Sonoran Desert with temperatures reaching 118℉ with over 16 inches of rain each year in total. The Desert

skills of the cacti in the Sonoran Desert. They take full advantage of the rainy seasons in the desert, and strengthen their ability of absorbing and storing water; they change their appearance to adapt to the arid environment by, for example, evolving the leaves into the spines; they adjust the photosynthesis by separating it into two steps. All these changes that the desert plants have made allow them to acclimatize to the harsh environmental conditions in the desert. At the same time, we have

The cultural group that I am researching is the Yaqui (Sonoran Desert, U.S. and Mexico). The topic I have chosen to research is the different rituals the Yaqui perform. The reason I chose to research the Yaqui is because they’re indigenous to the same region as I am. The Yaqui, “people of Sonora [Mexico] settled along the Yaqui river… many Yaqui emigrated to Arizona to escape subjugation” (“Yaqui.” Columbia 2016). Growing up I never realized how much history took place in Southern Arizona, so it’s

In class, we have been studying snakes in the Sonoran desert. While learning about snakes we found four that look very identical having the same stripes, a reddish-orangish color, black and white skin. They have a similar pattern of stripes. We decided to find out why would snakes like these would live in the Sonoran desert. The guiding question was, “Why do the Sonoran coral snake, the Sonoran Mountain kingsnake, the milk snake and the Sonoran shovel-nosed snake look similar?” Before answering

There is another well-known cactus is the Sonoran Desert, the barrel cactus, which is also the most commonly found cactus in the desert. This kind of cactus can normally grow to a height of 5 to 11 feet. It has a cylinder-shaped body, sometimes it is even bigger than a man. From April through June, the flowers bloom at the top of the plant. Normally, the flower is yellow-green or red, but the color may vary depending on different species. The barrel cactus has numerous ridges going down the sides

californica) is a coniferous shrub/tree native to the Mojave Desert which prefers chaparral and woodland habitats. The expansive desert above and to the south of my house is a excellent example of this habitat. The stature of a mature specimen of this particular species of Juniper usually ranges from three to eight meters tall, and their width is often similar. The Juniper grows needle-like leaves and berry-like cones. It is a handsome desert shrub with its immense overall size and periwinkle colored

On the Cabretta beach dunes, there is an abundance of vegetation that encompasses the area of the quadrant for each stop. The most plant diversity of one stop, was observed in a swale (Dune Stop 2), with weed oats, wax myrtle, rushes, and dog fennel. These four plants solely appeared in the swale. Sea oats and camphorweed were the most abundant plant types in the dunes; additionally, sea oats and camphorweed can be found in multiple dune environments. Sea oats were found in dune crests, between two

My choice for study and research was the desert. 2. Describe your biome using specific information about precipitation patterns, plants, animals, and general locations. (you can include pictures) A desert is the driest of all the biomes, receiving, on average, less than 10 inches of precipitation per year. Deserts cover about one fifth of the Earth's land surface and can be classified as hot and dry or cold deserts. The hot and dry deserts are located near the Southern or Northern Tropic

them to migrate to another environment, which might not be suitable for them and affect their well-being that leads to their death. For example, the desert is not just an enormous empty piece of land; it is the shelter of many unique organisms such Desert Tortoise, that are found in the Mojave Desert in the United States, and in the Sonoran Desert. Desert Tortoise is now considered