Plants and Animals of the INL Activity Pages Download

The INL environment is a semi-arid sagebrush desert.  Harsh desert conditions, such as high and low temperatures, scarcity of water, and lack of soil nutrients, require unique adaptations for plants and animals to flourish in this ecosystem.  See how INL's plants and animals have adjusted to these harsh conditions.

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• What is INL?

• Great Basin Desert

• Sagebrush-Steppe Habitat

• Sagebrush Obligate Species

• Food Web in the Sagebrush-Steppe Ecosystem

Animals on the INL

• Ord's Kangaroo Rat

• Guess Who?

• Match the Animal Track

• Bat Facts and Myths

• INL's Only Amphibian / Coyote Facts

• What Am I?

• Rough-legged Hawk Maze

• Bird Match

• What Animal Am I?

• Great Basin Spadefoot Toad

• INL's Native Mammals

• Pronghorn Crossword

• Where Do I Sleep? / Which Mammal Am I?

• Wildfires

• Western Rattlesnake

• Animal Terminology

• Western Rattlesnake

• Sagebrush

• Eye Placement

• Bushy-Tailed Woodrat

Plants on the INL

• Desert Wildflowers

• Native Plant Word Search

Answers:

• Answer Page

Radiation Facts

• Annual Radiation Dose Chart

• Radiation Terms Word Search

Plant and Animal Adaptations to the Desert Environment

• Bird Adaptations
• Mammal Adaptations (Behavioral)
• Mammal Adaptations (Physiological)
• Reptile Adaptations
• Plant Adaptations (Transpiration)
• Plant Adaptations (Annuals, grasses and shrubs)
• Plant Adaptations (Leaves and roots)