Title: BIOMES
1RIVERS
AQUATIC
LAKES
BIOMES
WETLANDS
OCEANS
Created by Jill Lenten
2Biomes are distinct ecological communities of
plants and animals living together in a
particular climate. Scientists classify biomes
in various ways, but the major biomes include
aquatic, deserts, forests, grasslands, and
tundra.
aquatic
tundra
forests
deserts
grasslands
3 REGIONS OF THE AQUATIC BIOME
The aquatic biome covers 75 of the earths
surface.
MARINE
FRESHWATER
Lake Superior
Pacific Ocean
TEMPERATURE Although water
temperatures can vary widely, aquatic areas tend
to be more humid and the air temperature on the
cooler side.
4FRESHWATER
Freshwater is water that has no salt in it.
Examples included in freshwater are ponds and
lakes, streams and rivers, and wetlands.
5Plant Life
Water Lilly
Cattail
There are many different plants in a freshwater
biome. A few examples are water lilies, algae,
cattails, and duckweed.
Animal Life
Turtle
There are a variety of animals that live in
freshwater biomes. A few examples are fish,
birds, insects, turtles, and frogs.
Fish
6MARINE
The marine biome is water that contains salt. It
includes coral reefs, estuaries, and oceans.
Estuary
Coral Reef
Ocean
7Plant Life
Seaweed
Plant life found in marine biomes are coral weed,
seaweed, kelp, sea cabbage, and plankton.
Sea Cabbage
Animal Life
Sea Star
There are several kinds of animals in a marine
biome. Examples of some are whales, dolphins,
sea anemones, worms, sea stars, and fish.
Whale
8Works Cited
http//www.tarleton.edu/range/Literature20Review
/biome.htm
http//www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome
/
http//www.google.com/search?sourceidnavclientie
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AQUATICBIOME
http//www.cdislands.com/photos_australia/aus1/xau
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