Compare/Contrast
This animal shares a light, pale colored fur along with a Kit Fox to help it blend into the desert environment.
What is a Kangaroo Rat?
Kangaroo Rats blend into the sandy desert environment as a result of this.
What is having a pale colored fur?
Needing little or no water.
What is waterless.
This reptile has blotches of black, yellow, pink and orange.
What is a Gila Monster?
Kangaroo Rats are named after kangaroos because of the similar way they move along the ground. This is an example of which skill?
What is comparing?
The rattlesnake, Gila Monster and Scorpion all share this similarity when it comes to catching prey.
What is using venom or poison?
The cause of kit foxes being able to circulate blood and cool their bodies.
What is they have big ears?
A Gila Monster crawls from a hole in SEARCH of a snack. Name a synonym for the word SEARCH.
What is look for or find.
Elf Owls use cactus nest abandoned by this desert animal.
What is the Gila Woodpecker?
This text feature is usually displayed under a photo or picture and gives information about that image.
What is a caption?
Though they both have wings, this animal, lacking feathers, is not of the bird species.
What is the Lesser Long Nose Bat?
The lesser Long Nose Bat travels from one cactus to another, sipping nectar from cactus flowers causing this to happen.
What is pollinating the cactus?
Using the sentences below, this word is a synonym for incredible.
The desert is filled with amazing creatures and incredible plants,
What is amazing?
Adult Gila Monsters can grow to be about this length.
What is 18 inches long?
When not in use, the Western Diamondback Rattlesnake folds these up.
What are fangs?
A Saguaro Cactus is similar to this foreign desert animal as they can both store water inside themselves.
What is a camel?
The effect of rattlesnakes being startled or scared.
Because of the moisture or this _____ in the cactus, the elf owl will stay cool even on 100 deg days.
What is dampness, wetness ?
Saguaro Cactus can weigh as much as this African animal.
What is elephant?
Using the text below, name the type of text the author uses to deliver his message.
Dear Two Legged Adventurer,
...I hope you enjoy visiting our unique home.
Warm regards,
W.D.
What is a letter?
All the desert animals share this sleepy time similarity.
What is being nocturnal?
Sleeping during the day
Hunting at night
The desert environment has this effect on all the animals.
What is they are able to adapt to the environment?
To show greatness of mind and character.
What is noble?
This almost blind animal walks around waiting to bump into its prey.
What is a scorpion?
Using the information below, the author uses this structure to explain the text.
They also have large ears that stand up straight in the air. When the desert breeze blows over them, it cools the blood inside. THEN the blood circulates, cooling the rest of the body.
What is sequence or time order?