Grassland Eco-

systemBy: Massi 6A

What

is it

?

Grassland eco-system is an

eco-system found in

tropical areas near to the

equator. A lot of plants and

animals live there. Even

humans. There are a lot of

grass lands found in Africa.

Grasslands are very big.

Grasslands can be very

useful to humans because

they can use the land for

farming and to hunt animals.

Bio

tic

com

ponents

in

the e

co-s

yste

m

Biotic:There are many biotic

components in the grasslands. For example

plants like bushes, trees,

and shrubs. There can be

also many animals like

elephants, tigers and birds.

Some people like animal

hunters and villagers also

live there. Many biotic

things can be foun

Abio

tic

com

ponents

in

the g

rass

lands

eco

-sys

tem

Abiotic:There are also many

abiotic components in

the grassland eco-system. For example soil

is not living but it has a

lot of use. Rocks and

sunlight are also not

living. Even people’s

house’s were once biotic

but now abiotic.

Inte

rdependence

happenin

g in

gra

ssla

nd

Many interdependence are

happening in grassland eco-

system. For example all animals

and living things there need their

habitat to live. And it also has to

be complete. Fro example if grass

was taken away. Animals wont eat

anything and will eventually be

extinct. Also if there isn’t any soil

the plants wont grow well because

plants need soil to grow to provide

nutrients for them. Plants also

need sunlight and water to grow

well. Humans also depends on

animals to grow. They will hunt

them and sell them for money or

eat them

Proble

ms

happenin

g

in t

he g

rass

lands

There are many problems in

the grasslands. Most of them

are caused by human action.

People in grasslands can be be

villagers or hunters. Hunters

hunt down animals like birds,

elephant, tiger for their skin

and food. That can cause an

imbalanced food chain. Their

predators wont eat anything

and die. People also do to much

farming there. They will take

down anything in their way to

create the farms. People also

burn grasslands to plant the

plants they want.

Poss

ible

act

ions

• One of the things we can do

is to stop hunting. The eco-

system really needs animals

to be balanced. Fro example

vultures eat dead animals

killed by lions or tigers. They

always eat what remains.

• Another way to help is to

stop farming. Its ok but if to

many people do it it’s bad.

What if they take down 95%

of the areas with tress. Birds

wont have anywhere to live

in and die.

Food c

hain

Why

should

we

pro

tect

gra

ssla

nds.

The grasslands found in Africa is

very beautiful. It provides a

shelter to many animals. Some

animals can only live here.

Everyone should stop building

train tracks. It will damage the

area. People also burn parts of

the grassland to plant any plants

they want. These are some

example of what people are

doing towards grasslands. If this

keeps on going there will be no

where for the animals to live

Info:http://www.bcgrasslands.org/index.ph

p/learn-more/grasslands-of-bc/gra

sslands-issues

Why

I ch

ose

this

eco

-sys

tem

I chose this eco-system

because I want to know

more about it. Many

people in my class usually

talks about the rainforest

or the mangroves. We

almost never talked about

the biodiversity in here. So

I want to know more about

what is living here and

maybe I can find a animal

or plant species I never

knew

Aw

eso

me f

act Most grassland fire

occurs in 1800-1900

because of trains passing by. The sparks

hit the ground and may

cause fire.

Why

I ch

ose

this

m

edia

I have chosen this media

because it can be presented

in slide share. The reason I

want to do this is because so

that people now know what

we are doing to the grasslands. What if someone

read this and maybe

encourage others to help the

grasslands. What if an

hunter reads this and realize

what he is doing and maybe

encourage others to stop