Grassland Flora and FaunaGrass is the dominant vegetation, but there are also many wild flowers like prairie rose, gum rose, yumbo primrose, spiderwort, golden rod, clovers, wild indigo and cornflower.
Termites, beetles and worms are decomposers. They're consumers are deer, giraffes and zebras, but they also eat smaller animals that they hunt. They also eat plants to make room for new ones to grow. Sunflowers: Sunflowers belong to the Asteraceae family, and subfamily of Asteroideae. It is part of the sunflower family. The Habitat of the sunflower consists of dry, open areas [Like Grasslands]. It grows best in sunny, moist, or disturbed areas. Sunflowers eat their own food and absorb off sunlight. In green fields like grasslands, they will have a life span of 3 and a half months. During growth, sunflowers tilt during the day to face the sun, but stop once they begin blooming. This is just one of the ways they make themselves be able to survive longer in the grassland habitat. Zebra: There used to be only 1 Zebra subspecies until they all died off. Zebras generally have a life span varying from 23-27 years in the wild. Their diet has a diet of a variety of grasses. They also are known to eat shrubs, herbs, twigs, leaves and bark. You would find Zebras in herds, which have eyes out for a predator all the time. Zebras are able to run away from their predators when they must. The predators of a Zebra are lions and hyenas or other bugs and insects. Whistling Thorn: The Whistling Thorn (Which is commenly known as Acacia Tree) belongs to the family Fabaceae. The whistling thorn is commenly seen on the Savannah of East Africa. Even though not scientifically proven (yet) the lifespan of a whistle thorn is 1000 years. The whistling thorn feeds on some sort of nutrients that ants give. The whistling thorn has developed many different ways to survive the horrible hot and dry climate in the Grasslands. It's leaves have evolved into many tiny leaflets that absorbed or avoid sunlight. These leaflets are also beneficial for animals who want to graze on them. The whistling thorn protects itself with it's pair of long thorns. During the dry season the whistling thorn will even drop its leaves to conserve water. |