AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Kangaroo rat tend to live in the desert flatlands, creosote flats, and the sandy soils of the desert washes. The rats burrow into the soil to better survive the sometimes harsh desert environment. Kangaroo rats are mostly seed eaters, eating mostly mesquite beans and grass seeds.

Detailed explanation-2: -Diet. Kangaroo rats eat seeds from a variety of desert grasses as well as mesquite beans. On occasion, some kangaroo rats will eat green vegetation and some insects.

Detailed explanation-3: -Where do animals in the desert get their water from? Since water is so scarce, most desert animals get their water from the food they eat: succulent plants, seeds, or the blood and body tissues of their prey.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ans: Desert plants like Cactus, Agave or Mesquite have to survive in deserts where the water is very scarce. Also, other plants lose moisture through their pores which they have on their leaves and stem. In addition, their leaves don’t have pores and that’s why they become hard with dry spines or thorns.