1. What is the main characteristic that makes a biome a desert?

2. What is the largest hot desert in the world?

3. What does it mean when animals are described as nocturnal?

4. Where do many desert animals sleep during the day?

5. Where do camels store up fat so they can go without water for long periods of time?

6. How have plants adapted to survive in the desert?

7. True or False: Most hot deserts stay hot through the night rarely dropping below 100 degrees F.

8. What term is used to describe the growing in size of the world's deserts?

9. What does it mean when a plant is called a succulent?

10. True or False: Many animals in the desert get all the water they need from the food they eat.