Learn about the desert scrub ecosystem. Find out about plants, animals, adaptations, and conservation efforts.

An overview of the climate conditions of deserts. Includes examples of plants and the adaptations that allow them to survive in the dry climate. Includes a link to information about animals that live in a desert habitat.

Site provides information on desert animals and animal adaptations. Offers links to desert plants and their adaptations, other biomes, and more.

Find out why native fruit-producing trees and shrubs are essential components of diverse habitats.

Learn about surface terrain and how plants and animals are affected by the temperatures and precipitation.

Fourth graders will understand how plants and animals adapt to their environment.

This Newton's Apple activity shows students what sunlight does for plants. David explores what happens to plants when the sun is shining and when it is not. He also looks at how plants survive in the desert.

Discusses the physical geography of the Sahara Desert, the climate, its landforms, the plants and animals that live there, and some of the people who live there or visit.

Provides interesting facts about the Sahara Desert including its climate, plants, animals, and landscape.

This article defines "environment" as a collection of animals and plants in a specific landscape and climate. The concept of differing types of environments is introduced. The impact of humans on environments and all environments'...

See how plants have adapted to many different environments, including the water, the desert, and the air.

Explore the geography, culture, history, and people of Southern Africa in this site. It includes journal excerpts, pictures, maps, and classroom activities.

The Mexican long-nosed bat feeds mainly on the nectar and pollen of agaves, and is found in Texas in June and July when the plants are in bloom there. Then it migrates southward into Mexico, where it lives in pine-oak forests and...