Grassland Biomes Chapter 8 Vocabulary Review

What is the definition of a grassland?

• Biome with too much water to be a desert and not enough to be a forest.

• Biome with too little water to be a prairie and too warm to be a tundra.

• Biome with too much water to be a tundra and not warm enough to be a steppe.

• Biome with too little water to be a forest and temperatures too low to be a desert.

Which picture shows a desert-grassland boundary?

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Where would you find a prairie?

• North America

• South America

• Europe

• Africa

What type of grassland has short bunchgrasses?

• Grasslands

• Steppe

• Prairie

• Desert-Grassland Boundary

What is a grass that forms a mat of soil and roots?

• Humus

• Bunchgrass

• Tuft

• Sod-forming grass

What is the layer of soil that is made from dead things?

• Humus

• Sod

• Horizon B

• Dirt

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is the type of grassland that is tropical or subtropical and is found mostly in Africa?

• Grassland

• Steppe

• Savanna

• Prairie

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What plant is an example of a runner? Remember a runner plant keeps a connection underground and "runs" along the surface.

• Bermuda Grass

• Umbrella Tree

• Lily pads

What is a type of grass made of large clumps?

• Tuft

• Runner

• Vertical Feeding Pattern

• Bunchgrass

What is it called when animals are eating vegetation at different heights?

• Vertical Feeding Pattern

• Horizontal Feeding Pattern

• Diagonal Feeding Pattern