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do you think organisms who live in the artic would survive in the desert? Do you think organisms in the desert would survive in the artic? Why or why not?

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I'd say probably not

Step-by-step explanation:

Organisms have evolved to survive and thrive in particular environmental conditions, specifically focusing on food supply, temperature, terrain, etc.. Therefore, desert animals would not be equipped with the insulation to survive in cold climates like the artic, and would freeze to death, and artic animals would most likely die from heat exhaustion in the desert. Additionally, fish, which is a main food source for articles animals, are not available in the desert, and it's the same case for desert animals in the artic. Finally, those organisms' enzymes and proteins, which make up their being and are the reason they can function, are only optimal in the temperature range in which they normally live; therefore, switching to such drastically different climate would result in their enzymes denaturing and their cell and eventual organism death.

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