AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The temperature in the desert can change drastically from day to night because the air is so dry that heat escapes rapidly at night. The daytime temperature averages 38°C while in some deserts it can get down to-4°C at night.

Detailed explanation-2: -Deserts are arid ecosystems that receive fewer than 25 centimeters (10 inches) of precipitation a year.

Detailed explanation-3: -Deserts are extremely dry environments that are home to well-adapted plants and animals. The main types of deserts include hot and dry deserts, semi-arid deserts, coastal deserts, and cold deserts.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are mainly four types of deserts in this biome – hot and dry, semiarid, coastal, and cold. These ecosystems are identified by the fact that they don’t get a lot of precipitation during the year. Only those plants and animals that are able to adapt to the climate and temperature of desert can survive there.