Question

Pick the correct statement(s).

• A. Deserts have extremely hot and dry temperatures.
• B. Deserts have extremely cold and freezing temperatures.
• C. Deserts are home to xerophytes.
• D. Deserts can never be found near coastal regions.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B), (C)

The correct options are
A Deserts have extremely hot and dry temperatures.
B Deserts have extremely cold and freezing temperatures.
C Deserts are home to xerophytes.

Deserts have extremely hot temperatures during the day. They also have very cold and freezing temperatures at night. Deserts are home to plants like cacti. A cactus is a plant that grows in environments that have a scarcity of water. This xerophyte stores water in its body and uses it when required. It has very long roots to stretch into the ground for the water buried deep underground.