Climate
Name the seasons experienced in the Savanna.
What are wet and dry?
In the Savanna you'll see lots of _________ and few ________.
What are grasses and trees?
This animal's large thin ears help it stay cool in the heat.
What is an elephant?
This tree stores water in its trunk and lives for several thousand years.
What is the Baobab tree?
Kangaroos can jump this distance in one bound.
What is 30 feet?
Describe the climate of the Savannas.
What is warm all year?
Two names for North American grasslands
What are prairies and plains?
Name two adaptations of a giraffe's tongue.
What is long and purple?
This defense allows savanna plants to survive drought and fires.
What are long, deep roots?
This feature of an elephant's skin helps it retain moisture.
What are wrinkles and folds?
The amount of rain Savannas receive in the dry season.
What is four inches?
Pampas are here.
What is South America?
Name one adaptation kangaroos use to survive in the grasslands.
What is growing new back teeth when old ones wear out, or having special stomachs that get all the nutrition from their food.
Acacia trees are protected from being overgrazed by these three adaptations.
What are thorns, bad taste, and ants?
This is the heaviest land animal in North America.
What is a bison?
Give the reason grasslands aren't found in Antarctica or the arctic.
What is the climate is too cold?
Grasslands in Europe and Asia.
What are steppes?
This type of shelter keeps small animals, like prairie dogs, rodents, and snakes safe from predators.
What are burrows?
This tree has poisonous sap and spines that protect it from becoming animal food.
What is the Candelabra tree?
A Zebra's white stripes can be this much cooler than its dark stripes.
What is 18 degrees?
These two factors determine climate.
What is temperature over time and rainfall?
Special name for South African grasslands.
What are Velds?
Large grassland herbivores use two techniques to stay safe from predators.
What are joining herds and moving very fast?
This plant has tiny wooly hairs on its flowers that make it taste bad to predators and help it hold onto water.
What is the Kangaroo Paw?
The balance of nature that keeps our environments healthy depends on these species. Prairie dogs and white rhinoceros are two examples.
What are Keystone species?