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* Includes still water and moving water
* Examples of still water * Examples of moving water
* lakes and ponds * rivers and streams
* Freshwater means it does not have _______________ in itsalt
* Many of the plants that live in freshwater have strong roots to keep them in one place.
* Some plants grow around the edge of the lake or float on the top of the water
cattail water lily
* Estuary* border between a freshwater biome and a marine biome
* are salt marshes, lagoons, swamps, and mouths of rivers that go into the ocean
* are a mixture of freshwater and salt water
* some scientists believe estuaries are another biome, other scientists believe estuaries are an ecosystem
* not very deep, so sunlight gets to all the water
* have many fish and plants
* The marine biome is the _________________ biome.ocean
* covers about 70% of the Earth
* has salt water
* Organisms that live in the ocean are able to live in the salt water.
* sunlight, water pressure, and water movement affect the organisms too• because of these things, the ocean is divided into
different areas
• different organisms live in each area
* The water that is very deep has cold temperatures, high pressures, and is very dark
• Many of the plants live near the top of the water
• they need the sunlight to help them grow and make food
• Most marine organisms live near the top of the water or close to land
• Many animals dig down into the sand or hang on to rocks, so they do not get lost in the sea
• Other larger animals live where the water is deep
barracuda star fish clown fish crab
flashlight fish green sea turtle
killer whale shrimp