GRASSLANDS: UNIT OF STUDY

Roya Falatoonzadeh

The BIG Picture About…

GrasslandSoil

Formation

Composition

StructureTexture

Biotic and abioticfactors

Formation

What does

formation

mean?

Formation

What do you thinkis the formation of

the soil in thegrassland?

Formation

Formation:

The act of creating something

Grassland Soil has:

Renewable or primary resources

Non-renewable or secondary resources

Composition

What does

composition

mean?

Composition

What do you thinkis the compositionof the grassland

soil?

Composition

Composition

What something is made up of

Grassland Soil

Organic substances

Inorganic substances

Structure

What does

structure

mean?

Structure

What do you thinkis the structure of

the soil in thegrassland?

Structure

Structure:

The way that something is built, arranged, or

organized

Grassland Soil:

Layers or Horizons

Texture

What does

texture

mean?

Texture

What do you thinkis the texture of the soil in thegrassland?

Texture

Texture:

the way something feels when you touch it

the parts (quantity and amount) of something

Grassland Soil:

Sandy

Silt

Clay-like

Loam

Biotic and abiotic factors

What does biotic

mean?

What does abiotic

mean?

Biotic and abiotic factors

What do you think are the biotic factors of thesoil of the grassland?

What do you think are the abiotic factors of the

soil of the grassland?

Biotic and abiotic factors

Biotic Factor:

A factor related to or caused by living organisms

Examples: plants, animals, fungi and

microorganisms

Abiotic Factor:

A factor NOT related to or caused by living

organisms

Examples: air, water, soil, temperature, wind

Remember…

GrasslandSoil

Composition

Structure

TextureFormation

Biotic and abioticfactors