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The Grassland BiomeMade By: Logan Burns, Chris Travis, Phyllis Webb, and Austin MartinPeriod 5January 2011

LocationGrasslands are located in Europe ,Asia Africa north and south America and Australia.The prairies are located in the mid- latitude range.The savanna is located more near the equator than the prairies

Animals in the GrasslandsAfricanized BeeMonarch LarvaeBaboonOstrichMeerkat

MeerkatOstriches

Animals located in the Savanna and PrairieAfricanized Bee Savanna and PrairieMonarch Larvae PrairieBaboon SavannaOstrich SavannaMeerkat - Savanna

Baboon

Africanized Bee

Animals and Their AdaptationsAfricanized Bee learns not to slip on the pollen sac when gathering nectar from a flower.Monarch Larvae Eats toxins from flowers so if eaten the animal that ate the larvae will die. Baboon Has five grasping fingers to catch prey on the run.Ostrich Has long legs to flee from predators. Meerkat Has big eyes to see prey from far distances

Monarch Larvae

Lands And Agricultural UsesThe Grassland is mostly used for: land spaceVegetationsCattle and livestockFor the production of natural gas

This here is a picture of animals using the grassland for they're land.

Climate Some grasslands are tropical and dry grasslands.

pawnePeople have visited here to see mount Evans In the distanceThis is also a prairie in the u. s. a.

Mt Evans

8Thunder basinHere people visit to see the crystal clear stream in the center of the prairie Thunder basin is a prairie in the united states

Thunder basin prairie

OglalaPeople visit to see the Charles R. NurseryThis is the biggest tree nursery in the united states

Charles R. Nursery

Precipitation The annual precipitation is around 10-30 inches. Savanna receives as much as 120 Centimeters of rain each year. Most Grasslands get at least 25-75 Centimeters of rain.

Plants in the GrasslandsBlazing StarSweet Cone FlowerStinging NeedleMilkweedPoison Ivy

Blazing Star

Milkweed

Plants and Their AdaptationsBlazing Star Has spikes to keep butterflies away.Sweet Cone Flower - Grows Tall to keep away from bugs.Stinging Needle Has a poisonous needle to keep animals from eating it.Milkweed Oozes poisonous sap when broken to trap and kill insects. Poison Ivy Irritates skin when touched.

Poison Ivy

Environmental ConcernsSome concerns for the Grasslands are: The wetland has been nearly drained The Tussock grassland species has been nearly removed The livestock has been eating most of the grass

This is a picture of an ostrich around its food-grass