Blog #7

Compare and contrast two biomes describe them in detail include pictures of plants and animals you are liklely to see


Coastal Desert: Coastal deserts have cool winter and long, warm summers. The soil is fine- textured with some salt content. The plants that live there have extensive root systems that extend to take advantage or any rainfall. Also the plants with thick and fleshy leaves or stems can hold the water and save it for later. The plants living in these deserts include: salt bush,  buckwheat bush,  rice grass, black sage, and more. Some animals that have special adaptations to deal with the desert heat like laying dormant eggs or seal themselves in burrows with gelatinous secretions. Animals living in these deserts include: coyote, badger, toads, great horned owls, golden eagle, bald eagle, lizards and snakes.

 Temperate Grassland: Grasses are dominant in grasslands while trees and shrubs are absent. Temperate grasslands have hot summers and cold winters. They also have moderate rainfall. The soil in these grasslands are deep, dark, and have fertile upper layers. The grass roots hold the soil together to provide food source for the living plants. Trees, plants, and flowers include: cottonwoods, oaks, willows, purpleneedle grass, buffalo grass, and blue gramma, clovers, sunflowers, and blazing stars. Animals include: gazelles, zebras, coyotes, foxes, badgers, owls, snakes, and deer.

Compare and contrast: These two biomes are alike because they both have warm/hot summer and cool/cold winters. Their plants also use their roots as an advantage to adapt with their environment. The also have some animals that are alike such as coyotes, badgers, and snakes. However they are different because coastal deserts have sand while temperate grasslands have grass. Their soils are also very different. Coastal deserts' soil are fine textured and have some salt content while grasslands' soil are deep, dark, and full of nutrients.