Savanna
By: Kenyatta Robinson & Talaiah Ball
Location
Savanna Wau, South Sudan (7.4° N, 26.9° E)
Location
Climate
Temperature
- Dry climate regions within tropical and subtropical latitudes, lower than 40 degrees.
- This Biome is the largest in Africa, extending from just below the Sahara Desert to South Africa.
Climate
Precipitation
- Between 90-150 centimeters of rain fall throughout the year in this Biome:
- An amount and distribution insufficient to support dense tree growth. Periodic wildfires contribute to a healthy ecosystem.
Food Chain
The sequence in transfers of matter and energy in the form of food from organism to organism.
Food Chain
Predation
- The preying of one animal on others. Which the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey.
- Predation occurs for the balance of population within an ecosystem.
Predator Vs Prey
A Cheetah running about to eat a gazelle. The Cheetah is the predator and the Gazelle is the prey.
Symbiosis
When 2 organisms that are together and at least one benefit.
Symbiosis
Relationships
Mutualism
- A relationship in which both animals benefit each other.
- Mutualism is needed within an ecosystem in cases where one animal can't live without the other.
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Mutualism
- The ox-peckers eat the ticks and other parasites on the skin of the rhino/zebra.
- they give rhinos warning signals of predators
Commensalism
- A relationship when one of the animals benefit off of another .
- In nature it is very common for animals helping other animals
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Commensalism
- Spotted Hyena, trail a tiger to feed on the remains of its kills.
Parasitism
- A relationship when an organism is in another organism and its hurting it.
- The organism that it is called a parasite
- The organism that the parasite is in is called the host
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- The tick-bird and giraffe
- Tick feeds off giraffe
- Giraffe's harmed
Competition
Competition is when animals struggle to make things fair for themselves and the other animals in the environment.
Competition
Competing for Food and/or Resources
Food Resources
Hyena and Leopard competing over food.
Space
Two lions fighting over a mate (lioness)
Space
A herd of Buffalo's pry chasing a lion out of its territory.
Major Problem
The environmental issue the article addressing is the evacuation and relocation of animals who used to roam Nebraska which was seen as a grass grassy savanna years ago, and how they were able to survive during those years and how scientist are able to learn from the different fossil fuels to find solutions so the issue wouldn't happen again.
Major Problem
https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/rhinos-camels-and-bone-crushing-dogs-once-roamed-nebraska
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Questions