Wednesday, August 25, 2010. How do desert plants survive in the desert? Habitats in Central Washington range from alpine and rainforest in the west, to dry ponderosa forests and shrub steppe to the east. A few plants can live in variety of conditions, and some are restricted to specific habitats. The plants that grow in the arid eastern region near the Columbia River and the Columbia Basin have a number of traits which help them to be successful in the desert.

Thank you! Tuesday, May 11, 2010. Today we learnt about Energy and its Transformations and stuff during Physics. The law of conservation of energy states that energy cannot be created or destroyed. When we switch on the torchlight,.

Desert plants are split up into 2 main categories, according to the way they adapt to survive drought. A species of plants persist only as seeds, and germinates very quickly when rain falls. These drought evaders flower fast and produce another batch of seeds. When drought strikes, these flowers wither and die. Then, the new batch of seeds go through the same process. An example of perennials is the night-blooming cerus.