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BIOMES

RIVERS. LAKES. AQUATIC. BIOMES. WETLANDS. OCEANS. Created by Jill Lenten. Biomes 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,

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BIOMES

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  1. RIVERS LAKES AQUATIC BIOMES WETLANDS OCEANS Created by Jill Lenten

  2. Biomes 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 earth’s 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.

  4. FRESHWATER Freshwater is water that has no salt in it. Examples included in freshwater are ponds and lakes, streams and rivers, and wetlands.

  5. Plant 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

  6. MARINE The marine biome is water that contains salt. It includes coral reefs, estuaries, and oceans.  Estuary Coral Reef Ocean

  7. Plant 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

  8. Works Cited http://www.tarleton.edu/~range/Literature%20Review/biome.htm http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/ http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=ADBS,ADBS:2006-30,ADBS:en&q=biomes+definition http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=ADBS,ADBS:2006-30,ADBS:en&q=TEMPERATURE+AQUATIC+BIOME http://www.cdislands.com/photos_australia/aus1/xau20335.jpg Hit escape to exit PowerPoint Presentation

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