Grassland organisms
Steppes
Prairies
Steppes and prairie organisms
Savannas
100
The most common organisms found in grasslands
What are grasses
100
Grasslands of short bunch grass that get less than 50cm of rainfall each year
What is steppes
100
Make up most of the grasslands in the U.S.
What are prairies
100
The mat the roots and soil created is called this.
What is sod?
100
The amount of rain received in the savannas can be as much as this.
What is 150 cm a year?
200
This keeps the number of trees and shrubs low in grasslands
What are fires
200
Large areas of steppes exist here
What is the Great Basin
200
prairies are often called this
What is the Great plains
200
Lawns are an example of
What are sod forming grasses
200
Long horizontal stems above ground.
What are runners?
300
Affects the size and texture of the grass
What is average rainfall
300
Where in the U.S. most steppes exist
What is western and southwestern edges of grasslands
300
Prairie soil is very
What is fertile
300
Most grazing animals do this.
What is migration?
300
Clumps of tall, coarse grasses.
What are tufts?
400
The kind of animals found in grasslands
What are large grazing animals
400
Some scientists consider steppes this
What are semiarid deserts
400
Because of the grains and breads grown here people call the the nations
What are breadbaskets
400
Concentrating large herds of cattle and sheep caused plants to die. Making the loose soil blow away. This is the first step in
What is desertification?
400
Animals eating vegetation at different heights.
What is vertical feeding pattern?
500
The height required to be considered a tall grassland
What is 2 meters
500
Steppes are also found here
What are drier areas of prairies
500
The prairies of Argentina are known as this.
What is pampas?
500
In colder ares some of the steppes some animals do this to save energy.
What is hibernation?
500
Large animals migrate to here.
What is areas where rain has fallen?
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