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What are the two types of grass mentioned in the text?
What are the two types of grass mentioned in the text?
Sweet grass and sour grass
Which type of grass grows on fertile soil and has good nutrients?
Which type of grass grows on fertile soil and has good nutrients?
Sweet grass
Which animals are found in the Nama Karoo biome?
Which animals are found in the Nama Karoo biome?
Blesbuck, black wildebeest, springbuck, eland
What variety of birds can be found in the Nama Karoo biome?
What variety of birds can be found in the Nama Karoo biome?
Describe the climate of the Nama Karoo biome.
Describe the climate of the Nama Karoo biome.
What is the dominant type of vegetation in the Nama Karoo biome?
What is the dominant type of vegetation in the Nama Karoo biome?
What is the Namaqualand region known for in terms of vegetation?
What is the Namaqualand region known for in terms of vegetation?
How do plants in the biome survive?
How do plants in the biome survive?
What are the plants in the biome called?
What are the plants in the biome called?
How are the plants adapted to reduce transpiration?
How are the plants adapted to reduce transpiration?
What are some examples of animals found in the biome?
What are some examples of animals found in the biome?
Where is the Fynbos biome found?
Where is the Fynbos biome found?
What are some examples of animals found in this biome?
What are some examples of animals found in this biome?
What percentage of plant species in this biome is endemic?
What percentage of plant species in this biome is endemic?
What is the range of temperature in this biome?
What is the range of temperature in this biome?
In which provinces does the forest biome occur?
In which provinces does the forest biome occur?
How does rainfall vary in this biome?
How does rainfall vary in this biome?
What is the soil like in this biome?
What is the soil like in this biome?
Define ecosystem and explain its components.
Define ecosystem and explain its components.
What are endemics and what makes them unique?
What are endemics and what makes them unique?
Explain the concept of biosphere and its three main components.
Explain the concept of biosphere and its three main components.
How are ecosystems and biomes related?
How are ecosystems and biomes related?
Why are plants and animals adapted to specific climates?
Why are plants and animals adapted to specific climates?
Explain the significance of different plants and animals surviving in different environments.
Explain the significance of different plants and animals surviving in different environments.
What type of plant is well adapted to desert life in the Nama Karoo biome?
What type of plant is well adapted to desert life in the Nama Karoo biome?
Name a few trees that can be found in the Nama Karoo biome.
Name a few trees that can be found in the Nama Karoo biome.
What are some examples of animal species that are endemic to the Nama Karoo biome?
What are some examples of animal species that are endemic to the Nama Karoo biome?
Which animals, such as Oryx and silver-backed jackals, can be found in the Nama Karoo biome?
Which animals, such as Oryx and silver-backed jackals, can be found in the Nama Karoo biome?
What is significant about the seeds carried by organisms in the Nama Karoo biome?
What is significant about the seeds carried by organisms in the Nama Karoo biome?
Describe the vegetation transformation in the Nama Karoo biome after a period of high rainfall.
Describe the vegetation transformation in the Nama Karoo biome after a period of high rainfall.
