Temperate Grassland Powerpoint

Temperate Grassland
By Alex Koontz & Annika Stricker
biome Description and Abiotic Factors
- Temperate grassland is composed primarily of grasses and gently sloping hills and fields.
- Temperate Grasslands contain 5 major Abiotic Factors
- Hot summers and cold Winters
- Wild Fires
- Dark, nutrient rich soil
- Rainfall in late spring and early summer (20-35 inches annually)
- Relatively Flat, expansive plains
climograph
-The following are climographs for different
temperate grasslands around the world
Biome Locations
-Temperate Grassland is found in the great plains of north america, the veldts in africa, and
pampas in south america, and the steppes of europe and asia.
-The yellow on the world map indicates
the grasslands of the world.
National Parks in Biome
-Hustai National park, the badlands national park, and scott’s bluff national monument are
all located in temperate grassland biomes.
Advertising slogan and Jingle
-The wind that passes over the fields of grasses is sure to relax the mind and body. Stressed out?
come visit your local temperate grassland today!
- Come out to the grassland to see prairie dogs,
The grassy plains await, no trees or logs!
Temperate Grassland Organisms
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Bison
Gophers
prairie dogs
wolves
coyotes
foxes
badgers
birch polypore
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Quails
Buffalo Grass
Cottonwood
Snakes
Mice
Hawks
Lizard
CLovers
Adaptations
1. Horses and deer have developed long legs to help them run fast to escape
predators.
2. grasses have stems and buds underground to protect themselves from
wildfires.
3. Ungulates (large, hooved animals) acquired high crowned teeth in which
growth continually replaces worn surfaces.
Food Chains
1. wolf
2. Snakes
3. Coyotes
Buffalo
Mice
Hawks
Buffalo- Grass
Grass/Seeds
Snakes
Mice
Food WEb
Example:
Ecological pyramid
Tertiary consumers:
coyotes, wolves, lynx,
bears
Secondary consumers:hawks,
jackrabbit, lizards, foxes
Primary consumers: deer, squirrels, mice, buffalo,
Producers: willow, paper birch, arboreal lichens, mosses,
Symbiotic Relationships and competition
1. commensalism: cattle graze on grass and disturb insects.
the cattle are unaffected by this process. Cattle egrets
benefit from it because they can eat the disturbed insects
more easily.
2. Parasitism: rattle is a type of herb that grows on the roots
of grasses. rattle feeds off the flow of nutrients and water.
The grass is harmed because it is not receiving its proper
nutrients.
Symbiotic Relationships and competition #2
3. Mutualism: The oxpecker picks ticks off of the
ox. The oxpecker gets food and the ox gets the
ticks removed from its body.
4. Competition: fox and hawks both fight for the
same food source. They are both interested in
catching rabbits.
Endangered and threatened species
-Black footed ferret: this species became endangered due to introduced diseases and habitat loss.
-Greater prairie chicken: This species became threatened due to hunting and habitat loss.
Environmental issues
-One major issue impacting temperate grasslands is plowing and overgrazing.
- Temperate grasslands have some of the richest soils in the world, making them one of the
best farmland biomes.
- Farmers also take advantage of the almost endless grasses and allow their animals to
graze.
- A possible solution to this problem includes protecting the grasslands that still exist, as well ad
outlawing free range grazing. Farmland could also be reclaimed and allowed to grow back into
temperate grassland
Sources
1. http://www.defenders.org/grasslands/temperate-grasslands
2. http://kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/biomes/grassland.html
3. https://www.msu.
edu/course/isb/202/tsao/notes/inotes/10_06_09_Ecosystems2.html
4. https://php.radford.edu/~swoodwar/biomes/?page_id=173
5. http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/grassland.html