Tropical+Grassland+Savanna+Period+2


 * TROPICAL GRASSLAND**

**Facts/characteristics of the Biome: Rainfall happens within a period of weeks and after that, a long drought. A savannah is a cross between a desert and a grassland. Plants of the Savannah are specialized to survive long droughts. They have long roots to tap into deep water tables, thick bark to survive fires, truncks that can hold water, and leaves that fall off during the winter to conserve water. There is a very long drought season and a very wet season. In the dry season, only about an average of four inches falls. From December to February no rain falls. In May, the African monsoon season begins. An average of 15 to 25 inches of rain falls during this time.** Grasslands cover one-fifth of the land on Earth. .In places with long dry seasons, it is mainly grass which grows. Where there is more rain, there will be more trees. not enough rain falls in a savanna to support forests. Australia’s grassland is called the bush Kangaroos feed there. The North American grassland plains are called the prairie. Argentinean grasslands are called pampas.

**Location of the Biome**: They can be found between tropical rainforests and deserts. They are found in a wide band on either side of the equator on the edges of tropical rainforests.

**Consumers/Animals living in the biome** : There are many different kinds of animals in the Tropical Grassland/Savannah. Here are some of the animals: cheetahs, zebras, elephants, lions,snakes, giraffes, leopards, rhinoceroses, meerkats, buffalo, gazelle, mongoose, African wild dogs, antelopes, wildebeast, baboons, beetles, koala bears, hyenas, hippos, impalas, vultures, and ostriches.

**Producers/Plants living in the biome:** There is many different kinds of grasses and not very many types of trees because a Tropical Grassland has mainly grass. Baobab trees, Acacia trees, Gum Tree Eucalyptus, Senegal Gum Acacia, Bermuda grass, Candelabra tree, Elephant grass, Jackalberry tree, Jarrah tree, Kangaroo Paw, Manketti tree, River Bushwillow, Umbrella Thorn Acacia, and Whistling Thorn.

** Dominant (keystone) species in the biome: Wild grass and Acacia trees are the dominant plants and African Elephant is the dominant species. **

**Average Temperature Range for the biome: In the winter, the temperature ranges from 68 to 78 degrees F. In the summer, the temperature ranges from 78 to 86 degress F.**

** Annual Precipiation for the biome: The annual precipitation is 10 to 30 inches a year. **

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