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By: Kalene Blanton and Sara Weber. Temperate Grasslands. Grasslands on Earth. An area, such as a prairie, where natural vegetation consists largely of long lasting grasses. Definition of Grassland. There are 23 species of plants per square yard in the grassland. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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TEMPERATE GRASSLANDSBy: Kalene Blanton and Sara Weber
GRASSLANDS ON EARTH
DEFINITION OF GRASSLAND An area, such as a prairie, where
natural vegetation consists largely of long lasting grasses.
There are 23 species of plants per square yard in the grassland.
RAINFALL IN GRASSLANDS The tall grasses grow where rainfall is
around 30 inches per year. Usually occurs in the late spring and
early summer.
LATITUDE AND ALTITUDE Grasslands can be found in the middle
latitudes, such as the interiors of continents.
They can have either moist continental climates or dry subtropical climates.
Grasslands in the southern hemisphere tend to get more precipitation than those in the northern hemisphere.
PLANTS 1. Purple Cone Flower- magenta plant that blooms in the mid-summer, early fall, and mid-fall.2. Big Blue Stem- starts to grow in Apriland flowers in the late summer. It growswhere the rainfall is about 30 inches. 3. Blazing Star- blooms from Augustto September. It survives when the environment is dry with moist land andthere is plenty of sun.
PLANTS4. Stinging Needle- when it flowers in the summer it has greenish-white flowers and reproduces through seeds and a creeping rootstock.
5. June Grass- Its flowers look like long fuzzy spikes and bloom from May to July, but mostly June.
HERBIVORES1. Elephant- eat great quantities of fibrous,
have poor quality of vegetation to compensate for their low absorption of nutrients.
2. Rhinoceros- they have pointy lips to grab twigs off of woody plants.
3. Giraffe- can close their nostrils to keep out dust and sand
HERBIVORES4. Antelope- razor sharp sense of smell and hearing to allow them to detect any danger so they can leap to safety5. Zebra- keen sense ofhearing and their stripes make it difficult for a predatorto pick out one zebra from the other
CARNIVORES1. Lion- can open its mouth wide and kill
with one bite
2. Leopard- its spotted skin gives the leopard camouflage to hide with tree branches
3. Cheetah- claws cannot be drawn back and help keep a grip
CARNIVORES4. Hyena- hunt mostly at night and always with a pack and they mark their territory by discharging smelly yellow substance on grass used as boundaries
5. African Hunting Dog- when one pack is tired of chasing prey, another pack takes over
FOOD WEB
ECOLOGICAL PYRAMID
PREDATOR-PREY There are many predators in the
Grassland Biome. One of them is a lion. This lion is attacking a zebra.
PARASITISM Ticks on a Lion
COMPETITION Tall Grass vs Short Grass
MUTUALISM Bird Eating Ticks Off of a Buffalo
BENEFITS Grassland environment has greatly
increased in recent years. It produces good soil and nutrients, and plants. They are treated with chemical fertilizers, re-seeded with fast growing grasses, or ploughed up and replaced with arable crops. because they contain so many plants, including rare animals. The lightness and warmth encourages a strong insect life.
THREATS The most threated part of Grasslands is
in South Africa. It is densely populated and is under huge development pressure. The biodiversity is being eroded to the point that human life is being threatened. Grasslands give us medicine, tools, shelter, and food.
WETLANDS Yes, there are wetlands.