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Life in the Dry Prairie
Characteristics
What am I?
100
You probably wont find these in a dry prairie.
What is trees?
100
This is in these places: Great Plains, Florida, Wisconsin, and Michigan.
What is a dry prairie?
100
I can fly, my head can rotate 360ยบ, and you can find me in a dry prairie.
What is a Barn Owl?
200
These are shorter than we are in other prairies at a height below 3 feet.
What are the plants found in a dry prairie?
200
Dry prairies can sometimes be located on these. In Iowa, they are.
What are the Loess Hills?
200
I am known for smelling bad. You can find me in a dry prairie.
What is a skunk?
300
Canada bluegrass (Poa compressa), Kentucky bluegrass (P. pratensis), sheep sorrel (Rumex acetosella), and hawkweeds (Hieracium spp.) are examples of these.
What are invasive species found in dry prairies?
300
This rate is a factor that makes dry prairies unique from other prairies.
What is the precipitation rates?
300
I would fit in the palm of your hand if you held me. Most people don't expect to find me in a dry prairie but I'm there!
What is a Lizard?
400
The Greater prairie-chicken and the Timber rattlesnake are unique in the dry prairie because they are this everywhere else.
What is extinct?
400
It was the least common prairie in Iowa before these. Now it is the most common and the most undisturbed.
What were the Europeans?
400
I am known for my slow but steady speed. You can find me in a dry prairie. I have a shell that I can hide my head in.
What is a turtle?
500
This is typical to a dry prairie because the lack of water.
What is fire?
500
Regular burning, brush cutting, stump application of herbicides, and not disturbing the lanscape are examples of these.
What are ways to protect the prairie?
500
I can jump/hop, I have a dry leathery skin. You can find me in a dry prairie.
What is a toad?