Question

1. circle things one could expect to find in a bajada. bajadas are shallow slopes that lie at the base of rocky desert hills, where materials from weathering rocks accumulate. boulders stones rushing water gravel sand lichen and moss 2. underline the prepositional phrase(s). each aureole on the pincushion cactus has three straight central spines and a cluster of radial spines that cover the cactus. 3. correct the spelling. the barrell cactus, feircely armed with heavy spins, is one of the largist cacti of the north american desserts. 4. which words would be on the dictionary page with the guide words rattlesnake and rayon? raven rawhide razor rational ravine 5. choose the complete sentence. a. two plants which for most of the year have photosynthetic stems instead of leaves: the ocotillo and the foothill palo verde. b. even so, all of these plants are specifically adapted to withstand periods of drought.

Explanation:

1. Bajadas are areas where weather - worn rock materials accumulate, so boulders, stones, gravel, and sand are expected. Rushing water is less common as they are desert - related, and lichen and moss need more moisture than typical in bajadas.
2. Prepositional phrases start with a preposition. In the sentence, "on the pincushion cactus", "of radial spines", and "that cover the cactus" (the last one is a relative clause but "of" is a preposition in "of radial spines") are relevant. Here we underline "on the pincushion cactus" and "of radial spines".
3. Correct spellings: "barrell" should be "barrel", "feircely" should be "fiercely", "spins" should be "spines", "largist" should be "largest", and "desserts" should be "deserts".
4. Words in a dictionary are in alphabetical order. Words between "rattlesnake" and "rayon" are "raven", "rawhide", "razor", "rational", "ravine".
5. A complete sentence has a subject and a predicate. Option a is a fragment as it lacks a main verb for the subject "two plants". Option b is a complete sentence with a subject "all of these plants" and a predicate "are specifically adapted to withstand periods of drought".

Answer:

1. boulders, stones, gravel, sand
2. on the pincushion cactus; of radial spines
3. The barrel cactus, fiercely armed with heavy spines, is one of the largest cacti of the North American deserts.
4. raven, rawhide, razor, rational, ravine
5. b. Even so, all of these plants are specifically adapted to withstand periods of drought.