Global map of temperate grassland biome (in orange)
Abiotic factors and distinctive features
Climate: -40 degrees to 70 degrees Fahrenheit
Rainfall: 20 inches to 60 inches per year
Location:
-Midwestern US
-Argentina, South America
-Ukraine of Russia to Siberia
-Parts of Australia and South Africa
Rainfall: 20 inches to 60 inches per year
Location:
-Midwestern US
-Argentina, South America
-Ukraine of Russia to Siberia
-Parts of Australia and South Africa
Specific location: North American Midwest
Tall plant: purple coneflower
Scientific Name: Echinacea purpurea
Mode of Nutrition: Autotroph
Trophic Level: Producer
Interpecies Interaction: Photosynthesis
Height: 2-3 feet tall
Mode of Nutrition: Autotroph
Trophic Level: Producer
Interpecies Interaction: Photosynthesis
Height: 2-3 feet tall
Low Growing Plant: Buffalo grass
Scientific Name: Buchloe dactyloides
Mode of Nutrition: Autotroph
Trophic Level: Producer
Interpecies Interaction: Photosynthesis
Height: Between 2 and 5 inches tall
Mode of Nutrition: Autotroph
Trophic Level: Producer
Interpecies Interaction: Photosynthesis
Height: Between 2 and 5 inches tall
Member of the class aves: meadowlark
Scientific Name: Sturnella magna
Mode of Nutrition: Heterotroph
Trophic Level: Primary/ Secondary Consumer
Interpecies Interaction: Omnivore
-Eat mostly insects
-Crickets
-Grasshoppers
-Caterpillars
-Grubs
-During winter they also eat weed seeds, spilled corn, and wild fruits
Mode of Nutrition: Heterotroph
Trophic Level: Primary/ Secondary Consumer
Interpecies Interaction: Omnivore
-Eat mostly insects
-Crickets
-Grasshoppers
-Caterpillars
-Grubs
-During winter they also eat weed seeds, spilled corn, and wild fruits
Member of the class mammalia: coyote
Scientific Name: Canis latrans
Mode of Nutrition: Heterotroph
Trophic Level: Primary/ Secondary Consumers
Interpecies Interaction: Omnivore
-Rabbits
-Birds
-Gophers
-Prairie dogs
-Rats
-Fruits
-Watermelon
-Berries
-Mesquite beans
Mode of Nutrition: Heterotroph
Trophic Level: Primary/ Secondary Consumers
Interpecies Interaction: Omnivore
-Rabbits
-Birds
-Gophers
-Prairie dogs
-Rats
-Fruits
-Watermelon
-Berries
-Mesquite beans
Member of the class reptilia or amphibia: great plains toad (amphibian)
Scientific Name: Anaxyrus cognatus
Mode of Nutrition: Heterotroph
Trophic Level: Secondary Consumer
Interpecies Interaction: Carnivore
-Its primary diet consists mainly of cutworms
Mode of Nutrition: Heterotroph
Trophic Level: Secondary Consumer
Interpecies Interaction: Carnivore
-Its primary diet consists mainly of cutworms