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Grasslands

CLIMATE

 In the Grasslands, the temperature ranges from around 32 degrees fahrenheit to over 100 degrees fahrenheit! There are 2 parts of the year used to describe the weather. During the r ainy season  there can be huge rain storms with high winds called m  onsoons. After all the rain there is a long dry spell called the dry season. At this time there can be a severe drought that can cause fires. The grass can stand the fire because it grows from the bottom instead of the top.The grass grows back very quickly.The grass grows one inch every 24 hours.

PLANTS & ANIMALS ​ There are many plants an animals in the Grasslands. Some of the plants are milkweed, tumbleweed, sunflowers, eucalyptus, milk vetch, prairie lilies, pampas grass, fringed sagebrush,rhubarb, and the baobab tree that can live up to thousands of years! The plants have adapted to the area. The plants survive because they live in a "natural community". That is where they get the sunlight, temperature, precipitation, and the soil type they need! Some of the animals are wild horses, wombat, kangaroo, bison, prairie dogs, emu, coyotes, ostriches, elephants, and zebras! The animals have a role called a niche. For example, the grasses role is to feed the antelope and the antelope's role is to feed the cheetah and so on and so forth. A termite mound is an abiotic factor. An abiotic factor is when something has never lived.  A Grassland gerbil is a biotic factor. A biotic factor is something that is alive



HUMAN IMPACT

Some poachers hurt the ecosystem by burning down a whole field of grass. Poachers burn down fields of grass because without grass and trees,they can see the animals much better. By building National Parks,we have helped preserve the Grassland ecosystem. WHAT HAS TO BE DONE TO SAVE THE GRASSLANDS To save the Grasslands we must stop causing fires and if we plant on a Grassland we must be sure to do it right or we could kill that part of the Grassland.

COOL FACTS

​ Grassland Food Chain/Food Web
 * The Grasslands take up one quarter of the Earth's surface.
 * Some trees in the grasslands have fire-resistant bark.
 * Without droughts,the Grasslands would turn into a Tropical Rainforest.
 * Did you know that there are many different kinds of grasses in the Grasslands?
 * The grasses roots can grow back after they have been burnt.

Created by: Gabriella Medford and Caroline Bondurant http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/grasslands.htm http://library.thinkquest.org/C0113340/main.php?section=biomes&topic=grassland http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/grasslands.php http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/grasslands.htm