Name:  ____________________________________________________  Per.:  _____  Date:  ___________________  Assignment  #:  ______  Env  Sci  Ch.  6  Notes:  Savannas,  Tropical  Seasonal  Forests,  &  Grasslands  Savannas  and  Tropical  Seasonal  Forests  

   i. Savanna  =  Tropical  biome  dominated  by    _________________________________________________________________  

ii. Tropical  seasonal  forests  =  larger  _______________________________________  than  savannas  and  fewer  fires  

iii.  Climate  

a. Savannas  and  seasonal  forests  have  a  ______________________________  wet  season  and  a  

______________________________  dry  season    

b. Wet  season  =  Only  ______________________________  period  for  plants  

iv.  Savanna  wildlife  include  many  antelopes,  giraffes,  elephants,  cheetahs,  lions,  and  hyenas  

     v. Animal  Adaptations  

a. Some  animals,  such  as  elephants,  are  ______________________________  -­‐  they  move  to  follow  

______________________________  patterns.        

b. Some  animals  give  birth  during  the  wet  season  for  _____________________________________________.  

c. Animals  feed  on  different  __________________________________________________________________________.  

vi. Plant  Adaptations  

   a. During  the  dry  season,  plants  ______________________________________________________________________.  

b. When  the  rain  returns,  growth  begins  again.      

c.  Some  grasses  have  _____________________________________________  to  reduce  sun  exposure  and  

drying  out    

d. Trees  and  shrubs  have  ______________________________  or  ___________________________________  to  deter  

herbivores.    

Temperate  Grasslands    

     i. Temperate  grasslands  =  often  located  _____________________________________________  (ex/North  American  

plans)    

ii. Dominated  by  ______________________________.      

iii.  _______________________  decomposition  results  in  extremely  _____________________________________________  

(nutrients  accumulate  in  soil)    

iv. Climate    

a. _______________  summers  and  __________________  winters    

b. Seasonal  ______________________________,  occasional  _____________________,  and  animal  grazing  

prevent  shrubs  and  trees  from  becoming  established    

     v. Plant  Adaptations    

a. Many  plant  seeds  are  __________________________________  or  ________________________________________    

b. ______________________________  help  plants  survive  droughts  and  fires  

vi.  Animal  Adaptations    

a. Grazing  animals,  such  as  bison,  have  large,  _____________________________________________  for  

chewing  vegetation    

b. Animals,  such  as  prairie  dogs,  live  ______________________________  for  protection  against  weather  

and  predators  

vii. Threats    

a. Due  to  their  fertile  soil,    many  grasslands  have  been  turned  into  ______________________________  

b. _________________________________  by  cattle  

c. _________________________________  caused  by  grain  crops