ecosystem snapshot: grassland prairies
DESCRIPTION
Ecosystem Snapshot: GRASSLAND PRAIRIES . Featured Population: Bumble Bees. Animal FACTS. Adaptations – Bumble bees are pollinators. They have special hairs on their bodies to pick up the sticky pollen. Bumble bees can sting more than once. BUMBLE bees: Basic Needs. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
ECOSYSTEM SNAPSHOT: GRASSLAND PRAIRIES
FEATURED POPULATION: BUMBLE BEES
ANIMAL FACTSAdaptations –
• Bumble bees are pollinators.• They have special hairs on their
bodies to pick up the sticky pollen.• Bumble bees can sting more than
once.
BUMBLE BEES: BASIC NEEDS
Basic Needs
• air• water• shelter• food
Shelter/Habitat
• nest in the ground or above ground on roof beams or in attics
Food
• nectar• pollen
THE GRASSLAND PRAIRIE COMMUNITY
bison
prairie dog
bald eagle
swift fox
prairie chicken
THE GRASSLAND PRAIRIE ECOSYSTEM
THE GRASSLAND PRAIRIE ECOSYSTEM• Plant life – Grasses, flowers, very few
trees
• Climate – Hot summers and cold winters; rainfall 12–21 inches (30-53 cm) a year
• Landscape – Gently rolling hills, grassy areas
PHOTO CREDITS
Photos courtesy clip art, Wikimedia; released to public domain, US Fish and Wildlife Services, and Joshua Tree and Living Desert Museum