Transcript Prarie Grasslands FINISHED

By:
Talia, Alexis, Ryan, Nolan
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Branchton Prairie Remnants
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Brantford Prairies
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Dunwich Prairie
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Holland Landing
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Ojibway Nature Reserve and Prairie Remnants
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Rice Lake Plains
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Walpole Island Indian Reservation Prairie
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Pinery Provincial Park
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High Park Oak Woodland (Toronto)
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Spiders
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Wild Horse
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Rinos
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Lions
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Jack Rabbits (Regular)
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Deer
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Skunks
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Black Bird
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Grouses
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Quails
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Owls
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Black Tailed Prarie Dog
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Black Tailed jack Rabbit
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Mice/Mouse
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Wolf
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Hawks
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Badgers
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Gazels
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Zebras
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Coyotes
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Foxes
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Sparrows
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Snakes
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Grasshoppers
Black Tailed Prarie Dog
Black
Tailed
Jack
Rabbit
Badger
Wolf
Hawk
Gazelle
Zebra
Coyotes
Foxes
Snakes
Sparrows
Wild Horse
Grasshoppers
Spiders
Rino
Jack Rabbit
(Regular)
Deer
Grouse
Skunk
Black Bird
Lion
Quail
OWL
 One
decomposer is a fly. A fly can eat the
dead animals that are on the ground or the
feces. This cleans the environment and
feeds the young carnivorous animals. If there
was not a fly there would be tons of dead
animal bodies and feces on the ground YUKK!
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special adaptation is the animals. More
then half of these animals could not live in
arctic areas. Because of this they have
adapted to the warmer weather. Also this
place has the best food for their bodies. If
one of these animals went to another area
the old area would go berserk in deaths. This
also depends on what goes away. If the lions
move then the primary consumers would
increase a ton, which eventually they would
all die out because of food shortages.
 The
latitude, soil and local climates for the
most part determine what kinds of plants
grow in a particular grassland. If the climate
is cold and the soil is cold then only a certain
plant would live there such as the blue
grama.
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Purple Needlegrass
Blue Grama
Buffalo grass
Galleta asters
Blazing Stars
Coneflowers
Goldenrod
Sunflowers
Clovers
Psoraleas
Wild Indigos
Cacti
 Few
natural prairie regions remain because
most have been turned into farms or grazing
land. This is because they are flat, treeless,
covered with grass, and have rich soil.
 Grasses
can survive fires because they grow
from the bottom instead of the top. Their
stems can grow again after being burned off.
The soil of most grasslands is also too thin
and dry for trees to survive.
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grass has long, narrow leaves that lose
less water than larger leaves do and their
root systems are extensive and deep so that
they can acquire water even during drought
conditions.
 Plants
can not grow in the winter it may only
grow in the growing season. The growing
season is when there is no frost and plants
can grow (which lasts from 100 to 175 days).
During the dormant (not growing) season
nothing can grow because its too cold.
Blue Grama Grass
Buffalo Grass
Purple Neddlegrass
Goldenrod
Coneflowers
Galleta asters
Blazing Stars
Sunflowers
Psoraleas
Wild Indigos
Clovers
Cacti
 Rain
in the temperate Grasslands usually
occurs in the late spring and early summer.
The yearly average is about 20-35in,but
much of this falls as snow in the winter. The
total hours of daylight are 12 hours.
Temperatures in the grassland vary greatly
between summer and winter. The summers
are hot and the winters are cold - much
colder than Santa Barbara! With cold
winters, it’s surprising how hot the grassland
summers can get! Sometimes the
temperature is more than 100°F.
 Fire
is not foreign in grass lands. They are
often set by lightning or human activity. Fire
regularly swept the plains in earlier times,
and to some extent still does today.
 Precipitation
in the temperate grasslands
usually occurs in the late spring and early
summer. The annual average is about 50.8 to
88.9 cm (20-35 inches). The temperature
range is very large over the course of the
year. Summer temperatures can be well over
38° C (100 degrees Fahrenheit), while winter
temperatures can be as low as -40° C (-40
degrees Fahrenheit).
The Impact
Winter
In the winter it
is usually
colder, but it`s
not problem
because most
of the animals
have winter
coats.
Summer
In the summer
months it
usually gets very
hot. It doesn`t
really effect the
lives of animals.

http://hamiltonnature.org/habitats/grasslands/grasslands.htm
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http://www.exploringnature.org/graphics/biomes/map_grasslands_prairie.jpg
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tringa.org/mammal_photos.html
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www.astronomy-images.com/.../jackrabbit.htm
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http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/California/grass_purpleneedle.html
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http://www.jeinc.com/blue-grama
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http://www.vcpoa.com/Plant_List.htm
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http://plantinggrassseed.org/buy-grass-seed/
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http://www.dontveter.com/howtogrow/liataspe.html
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http://inthegardenonline.com/main/plant-profiles/purple-coneflower/
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http://www.ratemyscreensaver.com/nature/sunflowers/
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http://www.globalherbalsupplies.com/herb_information/goldenrod_pictures.htm
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http://52scrapbookideas.blogspot.com/2009/03/st-patricks-day-scrapbooking.html
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http://www.anniesannuals.com/plt_lst/lists/general/lst.gen.asp?prodid=881
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http://theoccasionalgardener.blogspot.com/2007_12_01_archive.html
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http://barriocentrohoa.com/Landscaping.html