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Page 1: ☀ Grasslands ☀ By Jaiden, Angelo, Gabriel. Where is ecosystem located?  Grasslands can be found just about anywhere  The Great Plains stretch from Canada.

☀Grasslands☀

By Jaiden, Angelo , Gabriel

Page 2: ☀ Grasslands ☀ By Jaiden, Angelo, Gabriel. Where is ecosystem located?  Grasslands can be found just about anywhere  The Great Plains stretch from Canada.

Where is ecosystem located?

Grasslands can be found just about anywhere

The Great Plains stretch from Canada to Texas

Grasslands cover one quarter of the earth

Page 3: ☀ Grasslands ☀ By Jaiden, Angelo, Gabriel. Where is ecosystem located?  Grasslands can be found just about anywhere  The Great Plains stretch from Canada.

Describe the abiotic factors of your ecosystem Grasslands grow where forests can’t grow but is not desert

Grasslands usually get 10 to 30 inches of rain every 12 months

Few grasslands get snow

Page 4: ☀ Grasslands ☀ By Jaiden, Angelo, Gabriel. Where is ecosystem located?  Grasslands can be found just about anywhere  The Great Plains stretch from Canada.

Producer: Grass. How does your producer rely on other organisms to survive? Relies on fire to burn grass to let it grow back

healthier

Wind blows seeds in places to grow more grass

Dung beetles clean grass by burying animal droppings

Page 5: ☀ Grasslands ☀ By Jaiden, Angelo, Gabriel. Where is ecosystem located?  Grasslands can be found just about anywhere  The Great Plains stretch from Canada.

How do other organisms of your ecosystem rely on your producer to survive? Trees rely on grass to get water to survive

Blackgrouse, Meadow Quail, and other Birds build their nests on ground and grass hides babies and eggs

Elk, Bison, and Cattle eat grass and grass grows back

Page 6: ☀ Grasslands ☀ By Jaiden, Angelo, Gabriel. Where is ecosystem located?  Grasslands can be found just about anywhere  The Great Plains stretch from Canada.

How do humans affect your ecosystem? Farmers grow non-native plants on grasslands

People plant wild grass seeds to bring back grasslands

Controlled fires kill shrubs

Pesticides and plows ruin the homes of burrowing animals

Page 7: ☀ Grasslands ☀ By Jaiden, Angelo, Gabriel. Where is ecosystem located?  Grasslands can be found just about anywhere  The Great Plains stretch from Canada.

Choose one biotic or abiotic factor in your ecosystem & describe how a change in one of these could affect your ecosystem.

Change: take away grassBirds would not be able to make nest Certain animals would not have food to eatFarms would be ruinedRabbits, mice, and prairie dogs would not have homes Insects would overpopulate

Page 8: ☀ Grasslands ☀ By Jaiden, Angelo, Gabriel. Where is ecosystem located?  Grasslands can be found just about anywhere  The Great Plains stretch from Canada.

Other interesting facts: Prairie grass can grow in water

Prairies are known for rich soil

Some grasslands are turned into parks

Fires are usual in grasslands

The USA has 20 national grasslands in the whole country

Page 9: ☀ Grasslands ☀ By Jaiden, Angelo, Gabriel. Where is ecosystem located?  Grasslands can be found just about anywhere  The Great Plains stretch from Canada.

Sources Used

Lundgren, Juilie K. Grassland Buffet. Vero Beach, Fl: Rourke, 2009.

Stille, Darlene R. Grasslands. New York: Children's Press, 1999.

Howard, Fran. Grasslands. Edina, MN: ABDO publishing company, 2007. Print.

Patent, Dorothy H. Life in a Grassland. Minneapolis, MN: Lerner Publishing Company, 2003. Print.


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