Habitat Highlights: Desert Plants

Discover how plants survive in the desert with this third-grade habitat worksheet! After reading about the characteristics of a desert, learners are presented with diagrams of two desert plants: the mesquite tree and the saguaro cactus. Students will then answer questions about how the plants’ unique adaptations help them survive in the desert.

Recognizing how living things adapt to their environment is pivotal to understanding more about plants, animals, and their habitats. Adaptations can explain how plants and animals protect themselves, obtain food, and survive in different environments. Throughout this worksheet, students will also practice reading diagrams, making inferences, and comparing and contrasting characteristics.

Learn more about desert habitats with Habitat Highlights: Desert Animals!