The temperate grassland is a vast land of grasses and scattered trees.
Climate averages 32-86 degrees F
Precipitation is 10-30 inches per year
It has seasonal droughts and occasional fires which are beneficial to the ecosystem.
Wildlife include rabbits, deer, fox species, coyotes, many bird species, and small grass eating insects.
The dominant vegetation is grass, but other plants such as trees and shrubs. Also, clusters of wild flowers blossom in large or small groups.
Adaptations
The grassland is very vast and open with very little cover; therefore, animals with predators dig burrows or make small nests.
The growing point of many prairie plants is underground, where it can survive fire and regrow.
Prairie grasses have narrow leaves that lose less water to evaporation than broad, flat leaves lose.
Brightly colored flowers attract pollinators such as bees, wasps, and birds.
Climate averages 32-86 degrees F
Precipitation is 10-30 inches per year
It has seasonal droughts and occasional fires which are beneficial to the ecosystem.
Wildlife include rabbits, deer, fox species, coyotes, many bird species, and small grass eating insects.
The dominant vegetation is grass, but other plants such as trees and shrubs. Also, clusters of wild flowers blossom in large or small groups.
Adaptations
The grassland is very vast and open with very little cover; therefore, animals with predators dig burrows or make small nests.
The growing point of many prairie plants is underground, where it can survive fire and regrow.
Prairie grasses have narrow leaves that lose less water to evaporation than broad, flat leaves lose.
Brightly colored flowers attract pollinators such as bees, wasps, and birds.