AY Honor Temperate Grasslands Answer Key

Temperate Grasslands

Skill Level

1

Year

2023

Version

03.04.2025

Approval authority

North American Division

1

What is a grassland?

1a

Where can they be found?

1b

What is required for a grassland to form?

1c

How are grasslands beneficial?

1d

What are the various types of grassland ecosystems? Briefly describe them.

2

Name three major taxonomic plant families can be found in a temperate grassland. Describe, photograph or draw five different species, and identify which of the families they fall under.

3

Label a drawing of a grass including the following: blade, node, sheath, roots.

4

Temperate grasslands can be divided into what two subgroups? What are the differences?

5

What are the two main reasons trees and shrubs are not commonly found in temperate grasslands? Under what conditions can trees grow in a grassland?

6

Be able to identify three of each of the following that can be found in a temperate grassland. Describe how their characteristics enable them to live there. Draw or photograph them.

6a

Plants

6b

Birds

6c

Mammals

6d

Insects

7

What causes the soil in a temperate grassland biome to become nutrient-rich?

8

Select a grassland and discover the following:

8a

Size

8b

Average temperature

8c

Average rainfall per year

8d

Most common type of grass

8e

Common uses of the grassland by people

9

Why is it important to conserve the world's grasslands? What are some steps that can be taken to protect grasslands?

10

Do at least two of the following activities:

10a

Visit a wild grassland and mark off a square meter of the grassland, identifying all the species of plants and animals that you find. Write, record or share your experience with your group.

10b

Visit a zoo and draw/photograph animals that are typically found in a temperate grassland.

10c

Watch at least 15 minutes of a live feed or video of a grassland and discuss what you learned.

10d

Create a crossword puzzle using each of the species of plants, birds, mammals and insects you identified previously that can be found in a grassland.

11

Prepare and present an object lesson about a plant, bird or mammal that lives in a temperate grassland. Be sure to include at least two Bible texts in this presentation.

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