EcosystemBy Kathy

Table of Contents

Community

Interactions between living and non-living things (Slides 4-9)

Grassland Biome (Slides 10-14)

Why Do More People Live in Dalian Than Greenland?

Pandas (Slides16-17)

How Plants, Animals and Humans Compete with Each Other

Glossary

References

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By: Kathy

Jessica is interacting with a pencil and a note book

This is a caterpillar

There are leaves around it so maybe it eats leaves

The caterpillar is eating the leaf

I (an organism) am using the pencil (non-living)

The sunflower has wilted because bugs have eaten it

The tomatoes have also wilted because of bugs

Grassland

Grassland biomes are big terrains of grass and flowers

There are trees in small areas of the grassland

There are two types of grassland; tall grass, very wet, and short grass, dry with higher temperature

This is a picture of grassland

Living things in Grassland Biomes

Animals: Prairie dog, eagle, antelope, Canadian goose, gray wolf, fox, cheetah, lion, zebra and many more

Plants: A lot of grass, wild indigo, clover, sunflower, goldenrod, and many more

Insects: Locust, grasshopper, lady beetle, stink bug, dragon fly and many more

Animals living in grasslands

Grassland Temperature

Between 500mm and 900mm of rain every year

Temperature range between -20 to 30 degrees

Sun setting

Continents With Grassland Biome

Africa (Grassland type: Savannas)

South Africa (Grassland type: Veldt)

South America (Grassland type: Pampas)

North America (Grassland type: Prairie

Central Eurasian (Grassland Type: Steppes)

Grassland with mountains at the back

Why Are Grassland Biomes Important?

Raising livestock for people to eat

Lots of interactions between living and non-living things.

Dry grassland area

Why do More People Live in Dalian Than Greenland?

Dalian

Greenland

-There are taller buildings in Dalian-More trees in Dalian-Greenland is too cold-More sunlight in Dalian

Panda

Pandas are found in Asia, more specifically China

Lives in bamboo forests

Eats Bamboo

This is a Panda

Why do Pandas Live in China and not Australia?

There are more bamboo forests in China

The temperature fits pandas more

Were originally found in China and had not been spread to any other countries

A bamboo forest

How Plants, Animals and Humans Compete with Each Other

Humans take plant's and animal's shelter

Animals hunt food that humans might need

Humans take away food animals need

Humans use forests to make cities and towns

A leopard crying

Glossary

Biome: A complicated community based on the animals, plant and weather conditions in a certain place

Community: A group with living things interacting with each other

Compete: Plants, animals or humans fighting each other to get a certain thing

Ecosystem: A system formed with living things

Organism: A living thing

Population: A certain type of species in one area

Species: A certain type of organism

References

Chapman, Barnum, Dawkins and Shaw. Anita, David, Carmen and William. 2005. B.C. Science Probe 7 Toronto. Nelson

www.blueplanetbiomes.org/grasslands, Grasslands, 2000, Sam M.

www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes, The Grassland Biome, 2002, Charles Webber

www.buzzle.com/articles/grassland-biome-animals-and-plants, Grassland Biomes: Animals and Plants, Date retrieved: October 16th, 2010

www.animalcorner.co.uk/biomes/grassland, Terrestrial Biome - Grassland , Date retrieved: October 16th,2010

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grassland, Grassland, Date retrieved: October 16th, 2010

www.safedev.com/Offbeat-Photos/Moments-Animals-Smiling, Such Rare Moments of Animals Smiling, September 2nd, 2010.

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