Read the passage on Grassland and Savanna biomes then answer the questions.
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Use the website http://switchzoo.com/bb/ or paste it into another browerto work through the next questions.
Read the first page, then click on the Blue highlighted word “Next.”
Read the second page, then click on the Red highlighted word “Play”.
Choose Build the Grass Savanna. Read the paragraph and answer the questions.
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Click on “Build it.” under the paragraph. Choose the correct type of plant found in the Grass Savanna and click on it. Read the information to see if you are correct.
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Now, click on “Next”.
Click on an animal that lives in the Grass Savanna. If correct, click on “other animals of this biome”.
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Click Next. Choose the amount of yearly rainfall.
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What are Grasslands?
mountainous areas with areas of much grass
open, fairly flat areas with little grass
open, fairly flat areas of grass
closed off area with much grass
On what continent will you not find Grasslands?
Africa
Antarctica
Australia
South America
If correct, in the "Correct!" paragraph, what two types of trees are listed?
acacia trees and broadleaf trees
woody shrubs and baobab trees
acacia trees and baobab trees
evergreens and acacia trees
Which were three of the animals in the “other animals of this biome” list?
Giraffe, Ostrich, Cheetah
African Elephant, Bactrian Camel, Giraffe
Wildebeest, Gorilla, Rattlesnake
Bactrian Camel, Giraffe, Gorilla
What was the description of the Yearly Rainfall that is now in the top right of the picture of th elephants?
Small
Moderate
Small-Moderate
Large
Click Next. Click on correct Temperature Range. Read the information. In the "Correct!" box, what two types of seasons were mentioned that the Savanna has?
summer and winter
fall and spring
wet and dry seasons
warm and dry seasons
How much of the Earth's land is grassland?
one-half
one-quarter
three-quarters
two-thirds
Why does fire play an important role during the dry season?
It burns dead plants to ashes, returning their nutrients to soil to support new plants.
It burns dead plants for a little while before the rain returns.
It burns dead plants to ashes, returnig their seeds to the soil to grow new plants.
It burns dead plants to ashes, returning their nutrients to the soil to cause new fires.
What kind of bark have the trees developed?
nutritional bark
fire resistant bark
watering bark
fire starting bark
What two things help keep trees from invading the temperate grasslands?
