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Give an account of grassland biome

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i. Grasslands occur in temperate and in the tropical regions.
ii. They have hot summers, cold winters, and irregular rainfall.
iii. Often they are characterized by high winds.
iv. The low irregular rainfall is the factor which makes the difference between a temperate deciduous forest and a temperate grassland.
v. Herbivores like antelope, bison, wild horse, jack rabbit, ground squirrel and prairie dogs are abundant.
vi. Predators include coyotes, foxes, hawks and snakes.
vii. In India, fauna of grasslands includes Elephant, Gaur, Rhino, Antelope.
Flora of grasslands include purple needle grass, wild oats, foxtail, ryegrass and buffalo grass.
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