GrasslandsGrasslands

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Kaylee Elijah Kaylee Elijah

Where are Grasslands?Where are Grasslands?

Grasslands are found on both sides of two desert Grasslands are found on both sides of two desert belts. Grasslands are located in North America’s belts. Grasslands are located in North America’s interior (called prairies), in southeastern South interior (called prairies), in southeastern South America (Argentina’s pampas and the Campos of America (Argentina’s pampas and the Campos of Uruguay and Brazil), in Eurasia. Uruguay and Brazil), in Eurasia.

A Map of grasslandsA Map of grasslands

What is a grassland?What is a grassland?

A grassland is a grassy, windy, partly-dry biome, a sea of A grassland is a grassy, windy, partly-dry biome, a sea of grass. Almost one-fourth of the Earth’s land area is grass. Almost one-fourth of the Earth’s land area is grassland.grassland.

Animal and Plant Animal and Plant Adaptations in a Adaptations in a Grassland Grassland

The animals and plants that live in grasslands have The animals and plants that live in grasslands have adapted to dry, windy conditions. There are grazing adapted to dry, windy conditions. There are grazing animals (that eat grass), burrowing animals, and their animals (that eat grass), burrowing animals, and their predators; insects are abundant. predators; insects are abundant.

A Plant in My Biome Called A Plant in My Biome Called a a “Blazing Star”“Blazing Star”

An animal in My BiomeAn animal in My Biome

A Purple ConeflowerA Purple Coneflower

Animals That Live in Animals That Live in GrasslandsGrasslands

Many animals live in grasslands, From invertebrates Many animals live in grasslands, From invertebrates (like grasshoppers and beetles) to large mammals (like grasshoppers and beetles) to large mammals (like antelope and bison). (like antelope and bison).

A Grassland BisonA Grassland Bison

African Elephants in a African Elephants in a GrasslandGrassland

The RainThe Rain

In grasslands the grass is usually light brown, In grasslands the grass is usually light brown, but when the rain falls the grass starts to but when the rain falls the grass starts to have a shade of green because some rain have a shade of green because some rain starts to reach the roots.starts to reach the roots.

How tall can the grass How tall can the grass grow?grow?

The grassland grass grows to the height of two to three feet. The grassland grass grows to the height of two to three feet. Each year the grass grows four to five inches.Each year the grass grows four to five inches.

The Tall GrassThe Tall Grass

Two Types Of GrasslandsTwo Types Of Grasslands

Tropical grasslands- hot all year with wet seasons that Tropical grasslands- hot all year with wet seasons that bring torrential rains. Temperate grasslands- hot bring torrential rains. Temperate grasslands- hot summers and cold winters. The evaporation rate is high, summers and cold winters. The evaporation rate is high, so little rain makes it into rich soil.so little rain makes it into rich soil.

This is a This is a Tropical Tropical GrasslandGrassland

This is a This is a TemperateTemperate GrasslandGrassland

More Animals and Plants in More Animals and Plants in my Biomemy Biome

Animals- GiraffeAnimals- Giraffe Plants- Milkweed Plants- Milkweed plantplant

More AnimalsMore Animals

Information on a Information on a Grassland Food WebGrassland Food WebA grassland food web have producers such as the trees, A grassland food web have producers such as the trees, shrubs, and grass. The primary consumers like zebras, and shrubs, and grass. The primary consumers like zebras, and elephants. Next are secondary consumers, mostly cheetahs elephants. Next are secondary consumers, mostly cheetahs and hyenas. Then are scavengers like termites, vultures, and and hyenas. Then are scavengers like termites, vultures, and hyenas. After that are decomposers such as bacteria, fungi, hyenas. After that are decomposers such as bacteria, fungi, and invertebrates. and invertebrates.

A Grassland Food WebA Grassland Food Web

Why are they Why are they Grasslands?Grasslands?

They are grasslands because they are mostly a whole They are grasslands because they are mostly a whole piece of earth covered with tall grass, which is similar piece of earth covered with tall grass, which is similar to a meadow.to a meadow.

NowNow……

Now you have probably learned much about my biome, Now you have probably learned much about my biome, grasslands. grasslands.