Why Visit?
Food web
Interesting Facts:
- Periodic fires, whether they are human induced
or occur spontaneously, are very important to
the grassland to ensure that invasive plants do
not take over.
- There is a temperate grassland on every
continent except Antarctica so there are plenty
of places to go to!
- Grasslands are known by many names
depending on where they are located: the veldts
of Africa, the pampas of South America,the
steppes of Eurasia, and the plains of North
America.
Threats to Temperate Grasslands:
Overgrazing by livestock and plowing, conversion to
agricultural lands due to rich soil (almost ½ of grasslands
have been converted to farmland), lack of fire and
fragmentation, and past and present wildlife eradication
(including the bison slaughter of the 1800s and ongoing
prairie dog poisoning in North America’s plains).
Symbiosis:
Temperate
Mutualism: when two organisms work together both benefiting the
relationship. For example a oxpecker rests on a African buffalo
Grassland
picking of the parasites from its body and the bird gets to rest. So, find peace in open land!
the buffalo gets parasites off of him, and the oxpecker gets to rest
and gets food easily.
Commensalism: In this relationship one of the organism benefits
while the other stay neutral. A example would be when the killdeer
bird rests on top of a cape buffalo. The cape buffalo protects the
killdeer but the killdeer doesn't really do anything for the buffalo.
Parasitism: In this relationship one of the organism benefits while
the other is harmed. A really good example would a tape worm that
is in side the hosts and takes its nutrients, and the host ends up
dying from lack of nutrients.
Works Cited:
"Chapter 3 GRASSLANDS OF SOUTH AFRICA."Grassland of the World. Web. 22
Apr. 2018.
"Food Web." The Savanna Biome. Web. 22 Apr. 2018.
"The Grassland Biome." The Grassland Biome. Web. 26 Apr. 2018.
"Red Oat Grass 1292." Red Oat Grass 1292. Web. 27 Apr.2018. "
"Temperate Grasslands Biome." Temperate Grasslands Biome. Web. 28 Apr.
2018.
"Temperate Grasslands." Grasslands. Web. 22 Apr. 2018
Woodward, Susan L., Dr. "Temperate Grasslands." Biodome Of the World. 2012.
Clio Dakolias
Web. 22 Apr. 2018. April 2018
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 Animals Plants Where Is it?
As grasslands consist primarily of open space, many Many of the plants found within a temperate grassland are
animals have had to adapt in order to better conceal perennials, meaning they survive year to year. In the Prairie, the
their presence from predators. Some of these dense root system allows plants to survive droughts and fires and
adaptations include: becoming nocturnal, living and hold soil in place. The amount of rainfall affects both the root
moving in herds, and having fur or feathers that blend depth and grass height. Trees and shrubs are scarce in the
in with surrounding plant life. grassland area due to the climate. The plants of the the
temperate grasslands survive due to their growth point being
close to the ground, and that even though fires occur, the grasses
Common Fauna:
and flowers are not destroyed since they have underground
Black Tailed Prairie Dog stems and buds. Many of the roots of prairie grasses reach deep
- They do not
into the soil, absorbing as much moisture as they can. Prairie
generally drink
water, as they get an grasses also lose less water due to their narrow leaves. Most temperate grasslands are located in Africa, South
abundance of water
The soft stems of the grasses allow the grasses to bend in the America, Hungary, Russia, and North America. Most of
from their diet. This
is important because wind, and wind pollination is common to the grasslands due to the grasslands exist north of the Tropic of Cancer at
grasslands are
exposure to windy conditions. The root systems of the plants 23.5 degrees north in latitude and south of the Tropic of
typically very dry
places. prevent animals from pulling the roots out from the ground. Capricorn at 23.5 degrees south in latitude. In North
- They have also America, temperate grasslands thrive in the western
adapted by living in
part of the country where they are known as plains
‘towns’ to protect
against predators
Common Flora: while in South America, they’re known as pampas.
Avena fatua (wild oats)
Bison

Climate
- have broad, flat-
topped teeth and
digestive systems
especially adapted to
feed on grasses Temperatures in this biome vary greatly between
summer and winter. The summers are hot and the
winters are cold. Sometimes the temperature is more
Coyote
Aster than 100°F (37.8°C). Winters can be as cold as -40°F.
Rain in the temperate grasslands usually occurs in the
late spring and early summer. The yearly average is
about 20 - 35 inches (55 - 95 cm), but much of this falls
as snow in the winter.

Pronghorn

Blazing stars

Others include: gophers, zebras, foxes, and ferrets

Others include: rye grass, foxtail, goldenrods, and wild indigo

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