Desert Words
Q: What is a place with trees and water in a desert called?
An oasis
Q: Which desert animal has very large ears?
: Fennec fox
Q: Where does a jerboa sleep during the day?
A: In an underground tunnel
What does a camel store in its hump?
A: Fat
Complete: small → smaller → ____
.A: smallest
What is the opposite of dry?
WET
Which continent is the thorny devil from?
A: Australia
Why does a camel have long eyelashes?
A: To keep sand out of its eyes
Which reptile is covered with sharp spikes and can puff itself up?
A: Thorny devil
: Which is correct: more dangerous or dangerouser?
A: more dangerous
What does venomous mean?
A: An animal that can inject venom / has a venomous bite
Which reptile gets water through its skin?
A: Thorny devil
Where does the frog-eyed gecko live?
A: Central Asia
Why does a jerboa stay underground during the day?
A: To keep out of the heat
Complete: dry → drier → ____.
A: driest
What does nocturnal mean?
A: Active at night
Which desert reptile moves sideways across the sand?
A: Sidewinding adder
The fennec fox and jerboa live in which desert?
A: Sahara Desert
Why are a camel's feet wide and round?
A: To help it walk on soft/hot sand
Complete: “The Gila monster is ____ dangerous than the thorny devil.”
A: more
An animal hides underground in the daytime and comes out at night. Give two words that describe this behaviour.
A: Nocturnal; underground/burrowing
Which reptile can live without food for three months and stores fat in its tail?
A: Gila monster
A small desert animal needs to escape the daytime heat. Where would be the best place to hide?
A: Underground / in a tunnel
A fennec fox has very large ears. Give two ways they help it survive.
A: They help it hear/catch animals at night AND lose heat
Complete: “The frog-eyed gecko is the ____ interesting reptile."
A: most