plant associated most commonly with monarch butterflies, has hairy leaves to hold moisture and reflect sunlight.
What is milkweed?
100
Grasslands recieve 10-30 inches of this every year
What is precipitation?
100
Open, continuous, fairly flat areas of grass
What is the soil topography?
200
animal with black stripes that are used for camoflouge.
What is a zebra?
200
has roots that go deep into the ground to receive moisture, known for its ability to survive severe droughts and has very small thin leaves that hold very little water.
What is fringed sagebrush?
200
Often between forests and deserts
Where are grasslands typically found?
200
deep, alkaline rich, and rich in humus
What is the A horizon like in a grassland?
300
an animal that sweats like a human and has huge ears
What is an elephant?
isnt that irrelephant?
300
most common grass type found in grasslands
What is big bluestem grass?
300
Buffalos were hunted to near extinction in order to build the continental railroad in the early 1900s
What was a negative human impact?
300
Enriched with calcium carbonate by percolation of water through the soil
What is the B horizon like in a grassland?
400
an animal with a mane that uses golden fur to blend into african grasses.
What is a lion?
400
a wildflower that is yellow and has a tall stem keeping it out of animal's reach.
What is grey-headed coneflower?
400
When the buffaloes were hunted to near extinction in the early 1900s awareness was raised in the importance of the grasslands and many captains were started to protect the grasslands including national parks
What was a positive human impact on grasslands?
400
As warm as 100° F and as cold as -40° F
What are the minimum and maximum temperatures in a grassland?
500
A large mammal found in the midwestern united states which uses its small horns to fight
What is a bison?
500
grows in almost any soil and is sperical shaped.
What is tumbleweed?
500
Midwestern USA, sub-saharan africa, northwestern china
What are some examples of grasslands?
500
every one except ntartica
What is the only continent to not have a grassland