Question

Identify the characteristics of animals commonly found in desert environments.

1. Most desert animals are large mammals like elephants and rhinoceroses.
2. Many desert animals are nocturnal to avoid extreme daytime temperatures.
3. Small desert animals like rats, lizards, snakes, spiders, and scorpions are common.
4. Large desert animals are exclusively herbivores.

• A. 2, 3
• B. None of these
• C. 4 only
• D. 2 only

Answer 1

Answer:

A. 2, 3

• Only a few large animals, such as the ibex, oryx, foxes, jackals, wild asses and camels, are found in the desert.

• The camel is a large mammal very well adapted to survive in deserts.

• Camel is known as the - Ship of the desert

• The small sized animals foun in the deserts are rats, lizards, snakes, spiders and scorpions. Most of them are nocturnal (active at night), which enables them to avoid the high day time temperatures.

• Multitudes of insects can be found in the brief period of plant growth.