Dorian Paul
9-5-13
Environmental Science
Mrs. B
Temperate
Grassland
Temperate Grassland Climatogram
Locations of Temperate Grasslands around the world
A Brief List of Flora & Fauna in
the Temperate Grassland
-Big cats such as cheetahs and lions.
-In North America wolves, coyotes and foxes hunt mice,
rabbits and deer.
-American bison and bighorn sheep are also in
grasslands in the United States.
-Some smaller mammals like mice, jack-rabbits, skunks,
black-footed ferrets, badgers, prairie dogs, ground squirrels and pocket
gophers all live in the grasslands as well.
-Several species of snakes including the garter snake
and rattlesnake.
-The most common types of plants in the
grassland are buffalo grass, sunflower, crazy weed, asters, blazing stars,
coneflowers, goldenrods, clover and wild indigos.
Rainforest
Locations of Rainforests around the world
Yearly Climate of the Rainforest
List of Flora and Fauna in the
Rainforest
-More than
half of the world’s species of plants and animals are found in the rainforest.
Rainforest support a very broad array of fauna, including mammals, reptiles,
birds and invertebrates.
-Mammals may include primates, felids and other
members of the mammal family.
-Reptiles include snakes, turtles, chameleons and
other families; while birds include such families as vangidae and cuculidae.
-Dozens of families of invertebrates are found in rainforests.
-Fungi are also very common in rainforest areas as
they can feed on decomposing remains of plants and animals.
Rainforest and Temperate Grassland,
which one would I live in?
I would rather live in the temperate grassland because
the rainforest would be too hot and humid for me to live in. The amount of bugs
and animals in the rainforest would be too much for me cause most of the bugs
are poisonous and most of the animals want to kill you. So I would like in the
Temperate Grassland cause it would be easier to live in with all the animals
and I like to hunt and have fun.
