The document provides information about the Savanna biome. It describes the Savanna's location between the tropics, its hot and wet summers and mild winters. It also outlines the key abiotic factors like fire and soil, biotic factors such as large herbivores and carnivores, and ecological relationships including producers, primary and secondary consumers, and decomposers. It discusses threats to the Savanna like pollution and overhunting, and ideas for conservation.

1. Savanna’s Grasslands
By: Mallorie Buescher

2. Information
Grassland scattered with trees and shrubs.
It can be found between a tropical rainforest and
a desert biome.
Not enough rain falls in the Savanna to support
forests.

3. Temperature
Savanna normally has a hot and wet Summer.
In the Summer it ranges from 68 to about 80
degrees.
In the winter it doesn’t drop the temp very much.
It ranges from about 60 to 78 degrees.

4. Latitudinal Location
The latitude location is 15 degrees North and 30
degrees South.
The Savanna is located in the Africa area.

5. Abiotic factors
Fire, without fire the Savanna would become a
tropical forest.
Soil is important for the plants so the animals can
eat them.
Air is also important because every biome needs
that.

6. Biotic Factors
Large grazing herbivores, Large carnivorous cats,
other meat eating creatures.
Each have a niche and have key roles in the
Savanna’s food web.

7. Primary consumer
They are herbivores they usually eat on plants
and fungus.

8. PRODUCER
Plants use a process called photosynthesis to
make food. Only plants can produce their own
food.

9. Secondary consumer
Mainly Carnivore and prey other animals.

10. Tertiary consumer
A carnivore at the top level in a food chain that
feeds other carnivores; and animal that feed only
on secondary consumers.

11. Decomposer
An organism, especially a soil bacterium, fungus,
or invertebrate, that decomposes organic
material.

12. Saprophytes
A plant, fungus, or microorganism that lives on
dead or decays organic matter.

13. Food web and chain

14. Water Cycle

15. Water Cycle
Rain, Snow, Hail
Transpiration
Run off, into a river or ocean, etc.
It will go up into the air which is called
condensation.

16. carbon cycle

17. Carbon Cycle
Photosynthesis (sun)
Organic Carbon
Animal Respiration
Or dead organisms
Plant Respiration
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18. Nitrogen Cycle

19. Nitrogen Cycle
Animal Proteins
Plant Proteins
Nitrogen in the air.

20. Problems in savanna
People hunt the African animals and they almost
become extinct.
Pollution is another big problem in the Savanna.
If to much pollution is in the air from the smoke
and exhaust fumes the animals have a chance of
dying.

21. Problems in savanna
The river holds a lot of the germs, when the
animals drink out of it their bodies are being
polluted.

22. ideas to keep savanna safe
Respect and conserve grasslands.
Learn about Savanna and teach others.
Support organizations that protect the Savanna’s
plants and animals.

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