2. Yellowstone Information
-Yellowstone national park has over
10,000 geothermal features
-Established in 1872, Yellowstone is
-America’s 1st national park
-The park is located in 3 different
states, Wyoming, Montana and
Idaho
-Within Yellowstone’s Park, there is
a collection of the world’s most
extraordinary geysers and hot
springs
3. Grey Wolves
• Top of its food chain
• Most dangerous predator are humans
• Are making a comeback into the
environment.
• Every wolf is born with specific rank in
pack.
4. • The Arrow leaf Balsamroot are the producers in the Yellowstone
National Park food web.
• Habitat: Mainly in the regions of South Dakota to British Columbia
also south of Colorado and California.
• Predators : Hares, Rabbits, ruffed grouse, marmots, live stock,
horses, elks, deer, bighorn sheep's.
• Prey: none
• Receives energy from process of photosynthesis
• Bloom late April to July
• Role: Bring energy into the food web
• At Yellowstone National Park they are in open forest meadows
5. Abiotic Factors in Yellowstone
National Park
• There are three main abiotic factors; air, water and dirt.
• These are a essential for the ecosystems in Yellowstone
national park.
• Fish in Yellow stone national park need water to convert
into oxygen through there gills.
• All living things need air to survive in Yellowstone
national park
• Dirt is very important to plants and burrowing animals as
well in Yellowstone national park.
6. Human Impact
• By 1970 there were no wolf sightings
• 1995; wolves killed 43 animals (elk, Mule
deer, bison)
• 2000 wolves were allowed back in
Yellowstone
