EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -With wide open spaces and so much grass to graze on, savannas are home to large herds of plant-eating animals (herbivores). They are also usually home to large predators that stalk the herds. In the African savanna, the plant-eaters include zebras, antelopes, wildebeest, giraffes, elephants, and rhinos.

Detailed explanation-2: -Grasslands are also home to many different kinds of grass as well as other plants, like flowers, shrubs and even a few trees. It is home to animals that live both above and below ground and come in all different sizes, from as small as a prairie dog to as large as a bison.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Amazon is one of Earth’s last refuges for jaguars, harpy eagles, and pink river dolphins, and it is home to sloths, black spider monkeys, and poison dart frogs.

Detailed explanation-4: -The lack of water and intense heat or cold make this biome inhospitable to most life forms. Most of the plants you’ll see in the desert are species of cactus.