https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox Wide open with no trees en-us 2019-09-16 19:07:08 UTC 2025-08-09 03:38:56 UTC hello@padlet.com jonathanwilliams3 https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/389060588 Some of the animals of the grassland biome have had to adapt to the harsh conditions in unique ways. many of the rodent s that live in the grasslands have learned to burrow in the ground to avoid predators. and many of the predators have learned to hunt at night when the prey comes out, or have learned to dig, like the swift fox, (below) who will dig up prairie dogs.]]> 2019-09-24 18:36:18 UTC https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/389060588 jonathanwilliams3 https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/389645944 The grassland biome is a rolling terrain of grasses, flowers, and herbs. there is much biological diversity in this flat expanse of beautiful wheat, barley, and oats.]]> 2019-09-25 17:52:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/389645944 jonathanwilliams3 https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/389647521 Some of the common plant species of the grasslands are buffalo grass, blazing stars (below), sunflowers, and bluestem grass, many of the plants in the grassland are resistant to fires.]]> 2019-09-25 17:55:16 UTC https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/389647521 jonathanwilliams3 https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/390858490 The climate of the grassland biome varies drastically throughout the year from over 100°F in the to -40°F in the winter. the grasslands do not get a lot of rainfall, only about 20 to 25 in. combine that and the very common wildfires, and that is why there are no trees in the grassland.]]> 2019-09-28 13:10:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/390858490 jonathanwilliams3 https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/390858781 Grasslands don't have to worry about deforestation because there are no trees to deforest. the grasslands do however have to worry about development of land, and the over-hunting of certain animals, such as the bison, (below) a keystone species to the area. another threat would be frequent wildfires, the ecosystem is made to handle a few fires a year, but the massive and frequent wildfires that plague the Midwest are putting the grasslands in danger of permanent damage.]]> 2019-09-28 13:12:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/390858781 jonathanwilliams3 https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/390860862 With a latitude of  23.5 north or south, with an altitude of 2000m above sea level, which causes the climate to vary. Grasslands are found all around the world,  and often times border other biomes like the Taiga and the Savanna.]]> 2019-09-28 13:30:44 UTC https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/390860862 jonathanwilliams3 https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/390871542 2019-09-28 14:53:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/390871542 jonathanwilliams3 https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/390871612 2019-09-28 14:54:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/390871612 jonathanwilliams3 https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/390871635 2019-09-28 14:54:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/390871635 jonathanwilliams3 https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/390872137 2019-09-28 14:57:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/390872137 jonathanwilliams3 https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/390872225 2019-09-28 14:58:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/390872225 jonathanwilliams3 https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/390873164 2019-09-28 15:05:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/390873164 jonathanwilliams3 https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/390874015 2019-09-28 15:10:54 UTC https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/390874015 jonathanwilliams3 https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/390874235 2019-09-28 15:12:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/390874235 jonathanwilliams3 https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/390874634 2019-09-28 15:15:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/390874634 jonathanwilliams3 https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/390874831 2019-09-28 15:17:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/390874831 jonathanwilliams3 https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/390875378 2019-09-28 15:21:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/390875378 jonathanwilliams3 https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/390876425 the swift fox is an omnivore, its diet includes grasses and fruits as well as small mammals, carrion, and insects. the swift fox has a natural camouflage as its coat, making it perfect for life in the grasslands.]]> 2019-09-28 15:28:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/390876425 jonathanwilliams3 https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/390876449 bison are large, slow moving animals that move in herds and graze on he plains of the grassland, their thick woolly coat and tusks that dissuade predators make this animal well adapted to the grassland biome.]]> 2019-09-28 15:29:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/390876449 jonathanwilliams3 https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/390876463 Buffalograss is a warm-season perennial shortgrass. It is drought, heat, and cold-resistant. making it well suited for grassland Foliage is usually 2 to 5 in. high, though in the southern great plains, foliage may reach 12 in.]]> 2019-09-28 15:29:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/390876463 jonathanwilliams3 https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/390876474 bluestem gass is a perennial warm-season bunchgrass. It is tolerant of a wide range of soil conditions, making it well adapted to life on a grassland. The main roots are about 6–10 ft deep, and the plants send out strong, tough rhizomes, so it forms very strong sod. when it matuires it forms a purple or blue tinge at the bottom.]]> 2019-09-28 15:29:16 UTC https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/390876474 jonathanwilliams3 https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/390876752 2019-09-28 15:31:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/390876752 jonathanwilliams3 https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/390876829 2019-09-28 15:32:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/390876829 jonathanwilliams3 https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/390876840 2019-09-28 15:32:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/390876840 jonathanwilliams3 https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/390876863 2019-09-28 15:32:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/390876863 jonathanwilliams3 https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/390876874 2019-09-28 15:32:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/390876874 jonathanwilliams3 https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/390876881 2019-09-28 15:32:26 UTC https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/390876881 jonathanwilliams3 https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/390876890 2019-09-28 15:32:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/390876890 jonathanwilliams3 https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/390876902 2019-09-28 15:32:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/390876902 jonathanwilliams3 https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/390876915 2019-09-28 15:32:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/390876915 jonathanwilliams3 https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/390876929 2019-09-28 15:32:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/390876929 jonathanwilliams3 https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/390877716 2019-09-28 15:38:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jonathanwilliams3/6dl2w2njbbox/wish/390877716