| A | B |
| desert | a dry, often sandy habitat that has very little rainfall |
| arid | very dry, lacking moisture |
| cactus | a group of plants native to deserts that have thick, fleshy, often prickly stems |
| prickly | having sharp points, spines, or thorns |
| spine | the sharp pointed growth from the stem of a cactus |
| saguaro | a very large cactus that grows in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico |
| rain | water that falls to the earth from the sky |
| evaporate | to change into a vapor or a gas |
| storage | a space where things are put away for future use |
| giant | very big, huge |
| coyote | a wolflike animal commonly found in deserts |