HOW ANIMALS AND PLANTS

ADAPT TO THE CLIMATE OF

THEIR HABITATS
Group Member: Chieng Chin Ling
Loi Shih Ting
Wong Zi Ying
Yong Xin Teen
Deserts
• Desert climates are hot and dry, seemingly the worst possible
environment for plant and animal life. Many plants and animals are
able to adapt to desert temperatures and conditions. These plants
and animals can tolerate lack of water, store water in their bodies,
and reduce or tolerate high temperatures.
沙漠气候炎热干燥，似乎是植物和动物生活最糟糕的环境。然而，
许多植物和动物能够适应沙漠的温度和条件。这些植物和动物可以
忍受缺水，将水储存在体内，减少或耐受高温。
How animals and plants adapt to the climate
of desert:
• Water Storage
Plants and animals that live in the desert must become capable of
storing water. Plants store water in their roots, stems and leaves.
生活在沙漠中的植物和动物必须能够储存水。植物将水储存在根，
茎和叶中。
Animals must also store water. Some animals, such as Gila monsters,
store water in fatty deposits in their tails or other tissue.
动物还必须储存水。一些动物，如吉拉怪兽，将水存储在尾巴或其
他组织中的脂肪沉积物中。
Plants
• Have long roots to capture
water under the soil.
• Have needle-shaped leaves
to reduce the loss of water.
• Have hypertrophic stems
to store the water.
• Example: cacti, lithops and
etc.
Animals
• Have long ears or small bodies to
dissipate heat.
• Dissipate heat through
evaporation.
• Example: desert cottontail ( 沙漠
棉尾兔 ), fennec ( 耳廓狐 ) and
etc.
Camels
• Their hump holds fat, the fat in the
camel can not get food, can be
decomposed into the body needs
nutrients for the survival of the
camel needs.
• There are many bottle-shaped small
bubbles in the stomach of a camel,
the place where camels store water,
and the water in these "bottles"
makes the camels even life-
threatening even if they do not drink
water for days.
THE END