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GRASSLAND

GRASSLAND. Evan Bell Dawson Wagner. Description. Large, rolling terrains of flowers, grasses, and herbs. Rainfall. 50.8 to 88.9 cm per year Rainfall is important in determining which grassland area it is Late spring and early summer. Latitude.

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GRASSLAND

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  1. GRASSLAND Evan Bell Dawson Wagner

  2. Description Large, rolling terrains of flowers, grasses, and herbs

  3. Rainfall 50.8 to 88.9 cm per year Rainfall is important in determining which grassland area it is Late spring and early summer

  4. Latitude Located between high latitudes and subtropical latitudes

  5. Grassland Plants

  6. Grassland Plants Adaptions Prairie trees have thick bark to resist from fire Prairie shrubs grow right after a fire Plants take advantage of the wind and are wind pollinated

  7. Big Bluestem Grass Also know as Turkey Feet because the shape of the seed head looks like turkey feet or Beard Grass Blooms from June through September Grow to 3-10 ft. Food for American bison

  8. Milkweed Produces red and yellow blossoms in the spring Has a white poisonous sap which is where it gets its name from Attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds

  9. Fleabane Blooms from April through June Looks like a daisy About 100 ray-like petals being either pink or white Grow in clusters

  10. Indian Grass Known as season grass starting to grow in May Has yellow seed heads that have white hairs Long, flat, narrow leaves

  11. June Grass Pale slivery colored flowers 1-2 ft. Grows in the summer Eaten by grazing livestock and wild animals

  12. Grassland Herbivores

  13. Giraffe Eats leaves, twigs, fruit of the trees Can close its nostrils to keep out dust and sand 4-6 meters tall

  14. Elephant Eats grass, leaves, twigs, and fruit Eats great quantities to compensate for their low absorption of nutrients 2.5-4 meters tall

  15. Zebra Eats short grass Keen sense of hearing, stripes make it difficult for a predator to pick out one zebra from another 1.2-1.6 meters tall

  16. Antelope Eats low vegetation and grass Better hearing and smell allowing them to notice any predators sneaking up on them 60-90 cm tall

  17. Rhinoceros Eats leafy plants, reeds, and fruit Has a pointy lip to grasp twigs of woody plants 1.4-1.8 meters tall

  18. Grassland Carnivores

  19. Lion Eats zebra, antelope, and giraffe Open it’s mouth wide to kill with one bite 1meter tall

  20. Cheetah Eats small antelope Claws help maintain grip when sprinting and like baseball cleats 75-90 cm tall

  21. Leopard Eats birds, monkeys, jackal, and antelope Spotted fur provides camouflage to hide in trees 1 meter tall

  22. Hyena Eats antelope, zebra, cheetah cub, and wildebeest Hunt mostly at night in packs 1.4 meters tall

  23. African Hunting Dog Eats rat, bird, antelope, and warthog When one hunting pack is tired the other one takes over 60-76 cm tall

  24. Food Web

  25. Ecolological Pyramid

  26. Predator/Prey Cheetah and Antelope Lion and Zebra

  27. Parasitsm Ticks on a lion The ticks could possibly kill the lion if it carries a disease but it usually doesn't

  28. Completion Plants compete to get sunlight, water, nutrients, and space Roots of the plants are the big competitors

  29. Mutualism A bird will eat ticks off of Buffalo The buffalo will benefit in getting the ticks off of it The bird will benefit in getting a tasty meal

  30. Benefits Great soil comes from the grassland. Beautiful plants grow. Tasty food from the animals that live in a grassland. Basically any plant can be grown

  31. Threats Farmers not rotating crops causing the soil not letting things grow there for about 3 years. Development for urban areas destroying the grassland. Over killing of the amazing animals that live in the grassland.

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