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Desert Ecology of Tucson AZ for 109

SELF QUIZ: DESERT ADAPTATION STRATEGIES
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Sources: PowerPoint 02f, Web, text (134-144, 367-372)

1. What are the three major desert adaptation strategies?

2. Give the outline for enduring desert conditions, and at least one example for each category.

3. Give the outline for evading desert conditions, and at least one example for each.

4. What is the benefit of eliminating uric acid instead of urea and which animals do this?

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