Savanna and Grassland Biome

Question 1

Savanna

Answer 1

grassland with shrubs, isolated trees, and tall grasses

Question 2

Where are savannas located

Answer 2

between rainforest and desert

Question 3

In which places are savannas found

Answer 3

South America, Africa, India, and Australia

Question 4

What are the main seasons of the savanna

Answer 4

long, dry winter and wet, humid summer

Question 5

What is the amount of precipitation that savannas receive annually

Answer 5

30-50 inches

15-25 inches during summer

Question 6

Savannas are maintained by …….

Answer 6

annual fires

Question 7

Plant adaptations to the savanna

Answer 7

thick bark
water storage
long roots
defense mechanisms

Question 8

Animals adaptations to the savanna

Answer 8

long legs or wings
dwell undergrounf at least part of the time
grazers and browsers

Question 9

Examples of South American savannas

Answer 9

Cerrado

Llanos

Question 10

Where is the Cerrado savanna located

Answer 10

Brazil

Question 11

Characteristics of the Cerrado

Answer 11

Combination of savanna and shrubland

extremely biodiverse

Question 12

Where is the Llanos savanna located

Answer 12

Venezuela

Question 13

Characteristics of Llanos

Answer 13

floods annually

organisms have adapted to a semi-aquatic environment

Question 14

What is savanna smog caused by

Answer 14

intentional fires set annually in the African savanna

Question 15

What does the savanna smog do

Answer 15

refreshes overall biome

creates pollution

Question 16

Grasslands

Answer 16

rolling terrain woth flowers, herbs, short grasses, and few trees

Question 17

Where are grasslands located

Answer 17

within the interior of several continents

Question 18

What are the main seasons of grasslands

Answer 18

hot, dry summers with temp. u to 100 degrees F

cold winters with temp. down to -40 degrees F

Question 19

What is the annual amount of precipitation grasslands receive

Answer 19

10-30 inches

Question 20

Are grasslands maintained by drought and fire

Answer 20

yes

Question 21

Plant adaptations to grasslands

Answer 21

fire and drought resistance
defense mechanisms
growth patterns

Question 22

Animals adaptations to the grasslands

Answer 22

burrowing
grazers
ground-dwelling birds
obtain water through plants

Question 23

Why did the Dust Bowl occur

Answer 23

due to severe drought and poor farming practices

Question 24

What was the Dust Bowl

Answer 24

wind and dust storms that carried topsoil out of the Great Plains

Question 25

What was the effect of the Dust Bowl

Answer 25

mass immigration to the west coast

soil conservation methods established

Question 26

Grassland organims that live in Africa

Answer 26

serval

pangolin

Question 27

Grassland organims that live in South America

Answer 27

capybara

rhea

Question 28

Grassland organims that live in North America

Answer 28

porcupine