A desert is a special region where only certain kinds of plants and animals can survive. All deserts have very ___1___ water. This means that only animals and plants that can ___2___ without water for long ___3___ of time can exist in the desert.
Plants in the deserts are particularly adapted ___4___ the dry and hot environment. ___5___ well-known desert plant is the cactus. ___6___ many desert plants, this plant has very tiny leaves. As plants lose most of their water ___7___ their leaves, the small leaves of the cactus help to cut ___8___ water evaporation. There are ___9___ desert plants that do not have leaves at all.
Some desert plants survive ___10___ avoiding the dry season altogether. ___11___ the dry season, this plant remains as a seed and does not emerge ___12___ the soil at all. When the rains come, this seed would grow very quickly ___13___ a plant. It would bloom rapidly ___14___ then scatter its seeds before the dry season ___15___.
Desert animals have also learnt to adapt ___16___ to life in this region. The camel, for ___17___ , survives well in the desert because water can be ___18___ in its body. Other desert animals ___19___ rodents such as mice. These animals need very little water as they can get ___20___ the water they require from their food.
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