Question

Distinguish between:

Tropical and temperate grassland biomes.

Answer 1

Tropical Grassland Biome	Temperate Grassland Biome
It is located between 10° to 20° N and S.	It is located between 40° to 55° N and S.
It is characterized by a continuous cover of perennial grass that grows about 3m to 6m in height, known as elephant grass and there are a few shrubs and trees.	The grass is the dominant vegetation. It is soft. Not many types of trees are found. The various species of grass include purple needle grass, blue grama, buffalo grass, and galleta.
It is rich in herbivorous animals like rabbits, antelopes, buffaloes, zebras rhinos, giraffes, elephants, warthogs, etc. It also supports a number of carnivores like lions, leopards, cheetah, wild dogs, jackals, hyenas, and birds like vultures, great Indian bustards, Twitter, and ostriches.	It is rich and varied in animal life. Herbivore animals include gazelles, zebras, wild horses, wolves, deer, rabbits, etc. In the veld grasslands, ostriches are found. In the Downs of Australia, kangaroos and dingoes are found.