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Aquatic Biomes

Aquatic Biomes. Marine Freshwater Estuary Swamps and Marshes Ocean Zones. Marine. All of Earth’s bodies of salt water Can you name our oceans?. location. 70% of Earth’s surface Oceans Salt Lakes estuary. Zones- from shallow to deep. Intertidal Zone- Where ocean meets land

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Aquatic Biomes

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  1. Aquatic Biomes Marine Freshwater Estuary Swamps and Marshes Ocean Zones

  2. Marine • All of Earth’s bodies of salt water • Can you name our oceans?

  3. location • 70% of Earth’s surface • Oceans • Salt Lakes • estuary

  4. Zones- from shallow to deep • Intertidal Zone- • Where ocean meets land • High wave energy • Few plants- algae, phytoplankton • Animals- shorebirds, worms, snails, crabs- burrowers • Neritic Zone- • Just beyond intertidal • Light reaches bottom • Plants- seaweed, phytoplankton • Animals- fish, sea turtles, squid, coral, jellyfish, grouper

  5. Zones- • Oceanic Zone-Deep ocean • Dark at bottom- no sun past 200 m • Most cold and dark • Plants- none at depths and no photosynthesis • Animals- marine mammals, lg fish, sharks • Benthic Zone- bottom • Just above ocean floor • Dark/cold • Sea stars, worms, sponges,

  6. Other Facts/Info?

  7. Estuary • Can be considered a type of marine environment • Mix of fresh and salt water • Inlet, lagoon, harbor, saltmarsh • Act as nursery and buffer to mainland • Plants- algaes, marsh grasses, mangrove trees • Animals- crabs, fish, shrimp, oysters, clams, water birds

  8. Freshwater • Lake- larger, longer lasting, fed by rivers or springs • Ponds- smaller, can be temporary • Rivers- moving, change as go along, mouth, headwater • Streams- smaller than rivers but same idea as rivers • Plants- cattails, mosses, • Animals- insects (larvae), bass, water birds, otter, amphibians, frogs, turtles

  9. Wetlands • Areas that are covered by water at least part of the year • Cross between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems • Marsh, swamp, bog • Temporary or permanent • Plants- cypress, grasses, cattails, water lillies, pitcher plants • Animals- alligators, wading birds, fish, snakes, turtles, frogs

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