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Water Biomes

Water Biomes. 3 Types of Water Biomes. Freshwater *Rivers and Streams *Lakes and Ponds Marine (Ocean) *Saltwater *Seashores (tidal areas) Estuaries *Freshwater and Saltwater meet *Marsh. Freshwater Biomes. *Freshwater contains little or no salt, so it has a LOW salinity

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Water Biomes

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  1. Water Biomes

  2. 3 Types of Water Biomes • Freshwater • *Rivers and Streams • *Lakes and Ponds • Marine (Ocean) • *Saltwater • *Seashores (tidal areas) • Estuaries • *Freshwater and Saltwater meet • *Marsh

  3. Freshwater Biomes *Freshwater contains little or no salt, so it has a LOW salinity *Flowing freshwater = streams, rivers, brooks *Still Freshwater = lakes and ponds

  4. Flowing Freshwater Streams

  5. Flowing Freshwater Rivers

  6. Flowing Freshwater Brooks

  7. Freshwater Ponds

  8. Freshwater Lakes

  9. Saltwater Biomes • * Ocean - About 95% of the water on Earth has a high concentration of salt (high salinity) • Saltwater biome contains the majority of water on Earth

  10. Saltwater *Oceans • Can be divided into 2 main life zones *1. Photic zone - sunlight penetrates *2. Aphotic zone - NO sunlight

  11. Draw and Label this with Marine Biomes

  12. Photic Zone • Above 200m • Sunlight penetrates • * Plant life and animal life is abundant

  13. Aphotic Zone • Below 200m • Sunlight DOES NOT penetrate • *There are no plants • *Animal life is highly specialized

  14. Estuaries (Wetlands) -*Area where a river meets an ocean • Mix of salt and freshwater • *Located near coastlines, • *Extremely fertile • Nutrient levels are higher than both salt and freshwater • Examples: marshes, Florida everglades

  15. Estuaries (Wetlands) Chesapeake Bay

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