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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

MISSOURI PRAIRIE ECOSYSTEM

Photo by bsmith4815

TWO DIFFERENT POPULATIONS IN A

PRAIRIE ARE SPECKLED KINGSNAKE AND ROYAL CATCHFLY.
Photo by GregTheBusker

MEMBERS OF THE PRAIRIE COMMUNITY

  • Badgers
  • Leaf Beatles
  • Bull snakes
  • Gauras
  • Coyotes
  • Prairie roses
  • Prairie fringed orchids
  • Blackberries
Photo by Rob Weir

NONLIVING THINGS

  • Sun
  • Water
  • Sand
  • Soil
  • Rocks
  • Air
Photo by VinothChandar

DESCRIPTION OF A PRAIRIE

  • Flat grassland
  • Extreme heat
  • Extreme cold
  • Very dry
  • Large area

ADAPTATIONS FOR SURVIVAL

  • Blackberries thorns to protect themselves.
  • Badgers have camaflouge to blend in.
  • Big bluestems Have roots twice as long as themselves to not blow over.trees have very long roots to get water from farther away.

AN EXAMPLE OF SOMETHING THAT CAN HURT A PRAIRIE IS

  • fire