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1. Geographers have estimated that about twenty percent of the earth's surface is
occupied by deserts. A majority of us view deserts as one kind of landscape
In truth, there are differences between the deserts. There are deserts which are
rocky or covered with gravel or pebbles and there are some which have large
sand dunes. Despite the fact that rainfall is minimal, temperatures do change in
deserts, ranging from seasonal ones to daily changes where extreme heat and
Unfavourable conditions in the deserts, especially the lack of water, make it
the specialist annual plants which overcome seasonal temperature changes with
that have managed to live through these conditions. One such kind are
their extremely short, active life cycles. In events of sudden rain, the plant seeds
grow very quickly to make full use of the rain water. Their flowers bloom and
set seeds that ripen quickly in the hot sun, too. Once the water runs dry,
the mother plant dies, leaving behind the seeds, which wait patiently for
carries it through months. By having sharp spines instead of leaves, water loss
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cold are experienced in the day and night.
the next rainy season to arrive.
The
cactus, a native of American deserts, adapts to the dry surroundings due to
its special body structures. The plant has swollen stems to help store water that
through transpiration is reduced. Besides, these pointed spines also help
the plant ward off grazing animals,
Besides plants, there are also animals that survive in deserts. For instance, Skinks
(desert lizards) digest stored fats in their tails, producing water for their needs, just
like camels do with the stored food in their humps during long journeys through
deserts. Antelopes, like the addax, have very low water needs and hence are able
to tolerate the conditions in deserts, taking moisture from the food they eat.​

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