Desert+Facts

Will J. Noah G. Protists Protists are a diverse group of eukaryotic microorganisms. Protistans are an interesting assemblage of organisms. Protistans lack characteristics shared by plants, fungi, and animals, but they're not bacteria. This Kingdom is made of the "leftover" organisms that couldn't be classified elsewhere. || Monera Monera are bacteria and other mostly tiny, single-celled organisms whose genetic material is loose in the cell. The Kingdom Monera consists entirely of the bacteria - very small one-celled organisms. Desert  varnish is a type of fungus that can turn  desert   rocks all shades of green, orange, and yellow. This type of bacteria   is believed to be one of the oldest living organisms on Earth.
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 * Drainage ditch in the Rio Grande Valley in Socorro, TX. Stagnant water and young tamarisk, chenopod, and wolfberry plants near the water's edge. ||
 * life cycle of Eimeria falciformes ||
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 * Halophiles have turned the land that surrounds the Great Salt Lake in Utah a reddish color. This happens to the land after floodwater spreads onto the land. This desert is in Utah ||

  FUNGI KINGDOM **__Fun__gi**: are multi-celled organisms with no chlorophyll. Fungi get their nutrients from the ground (they absorb them) 1.)//Chaetomium brasiliense// is a type of fungi. You can find Chaetomium brasiliense in the air, in the soil, and in the rocks.

2.) Lichen is another type of fungi. You can find Lichen on Desert rocks and trees in the desert. The scientific name of a Lichen is   //Flavoparmelia rutidota//. A lichen is a plant that occurs as crusty patches or bushy growths on tree trunks, rocks, or bare ground.    Plants Plants are multi celled, chlorophyll contaning oginisms, and have cell walls. 1**  .) Pancake Prickly Pear Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Caryophyllales Family: Cactaceae //Genus: Opuntia species: chlorotic// The pancake prickly pear is found in the west and southwest of the united states. It is also found throughout much of mexico. **

2 **.) Ephedra Kingdom: Plantae Division: Gnetophyta Class: Gnetopsida Order: Ephedrales Family: Ephedraceae //Genus:// //Ephedra species//** //://

3.) Horsetail Kingdom: Plantae Division: Pteridophyta Class: Equisetopsida Order: Equisetales Family: Equisetaceae //Genus: Equisetum species: seta// The desert horestail prefers mostly sandy soils in the desert.



4.) Kingdom: Plantae Division: Pinophyta Class: Pinopsida Order: Pinales Family: Cupressaceae Genus: //Cupressus// species: //arizonica// It lives in Arizona, New Mexico, Southern California, Mexico.

5.) Kingdom: Plantae Division: Lycopodiophyta Class: Selaginellopsida Order: Selaginellales Family: Selaginellaceae Genus: //Selaginella// species: //lepidophylla// It lives in Chihuahuan desert.

Liverwort 6.) Kingdom: Plantae Division: Marchantiophyta Class: Marchantiopsida Order: Sphaerocarpales Family: Sphaerocarpaceae Genus: Geothallus species: tuberosus It lives in sourthern California. It's natural habitat is hot deserts.

7.) Kingdom: Plantae Division: Ophioglossophyta Class: Ophioglossopisda Order: Ophioglossales Family: Botrychiareae Genus: //Botrypus// species: //virginianum// The rattle snake fern lives in the muontains of Mexico some parts of the U.S, Austraia, and some parts of asia.

Animals

1.) Thorny Devil Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Agamidae Genus: //Moloch// species: //horridus// It is a Carnivore because it eats ants.It lives in shrubs in central Australia.



2.) Camel Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla Family: Camelidae Genus: //Camelus// species: //dromedarius// The camel is a herbivore,and it lives in Northern Africa, The Middle East, and Australia.



3.) Galah Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae Genus: //Athene// species: //cunicularia// This bird is found in Australia. The Galah is a Omnivore because it eats many plants but also eats bugs and insects.

4.) Funnel-web spider Kingdom: Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Arachnida Order Araneae Family Agelenidae Genus //Calilena// species //arizonica// The funnel-web spider is found in the Arizona desert. It is a Carnivore because it eats bugs and insects.

5.) Sahara desert ant Kindom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Hymenoptera Family: Formicidae Genus: //Cataglyphis// species: //bicolor// It lives in the Sahara Desert. They are Omnivores because they eat plants and animals.

6.) Big Horn Sheep Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla Family: Bovidae Genus: //Ovis// species: //canadensis nelsoni// It is an Omnivore because it eats plants and animals. It lives in North America.

7.) Grey Wolf Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Canidae //Genus: Canis species: lupus// It is a Carnivore because it eats small and large game. The wolves have thrived in the temperate desert.



8.) Rabbit Kingdim: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: MammaliaOrder: Lagomorpha Family: Leporidae Genus: //Bunolagus// species: //monticularis// Rabbits are Herbivores because they eat plants only. They live in temperate deserts.



9.) Ostrich Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Struthioniforms Family: Struthionidae Genus: //Struthio// species: //camelus// The Ostrich is a Herbivore because it eats plants and in drastic measures it will eat some insects. It lives in the African Desert.

10.) Mojave Desert Sidewinder Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Viperidae Genus: Crotalus species: cerastes The Mojave Desert Sidewinder is a Omnivore because it eats small animals and plants. It lives in Southwestern U.S. and Northern Mexico.

11.)Round Worm Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Nematoda Class: Secernentea Order: Ascaridida Family: Ascarididae Genus: Ascaris species: lumbricoides The Round Worm lives in the intestins of humans and some animals in the desert. Click here for Desert Home Click here for Desert Fiction Click here for Desert Conservation Click here for Desert Bibliography