BIOMES

LAKES RIVERS

OCEANS WETLANDSCreated 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,

forests, grasslands, and tundra.

aquatic

deserts

forests

grasslands

tundra

REGIONS OF THE AQUATIC BIOME

Lake Superior

Pacific Ocean

TEMPERATUREAlthough water temperatures can vary widely, aquatic areas tend to be more humid and the air temperature on the cooler side.

The aquatic biome covers 75% of the earth’s surface.

Freshwater is water that has no salt in it.

Examples included in freshwater are ponds

and lakes, streams and rivers, and wetlands.

There are many different plants in a freshwater biome.

A few examples are water lilies, algae, cattails, and duckweed.

There are a variety of animals that live in freshwater biomes.

A few examples are fish, birds, insects, turtles, and frogs.

Water LillyCattail

Fish

Turtle

The marine biome is water that contains salt.

It includes coral reefs, estuaries, and oceans. 

Coral Reef Estuary Ocean

There are several kinds of animals in a marine biome. Examples of some are whales, dolphins, sea anemones, worms, sea stars, and fish.

Whale

Sea Star

Plant life found in marine biomes are coral weed, seaweed, kelp, sea cabbage, and plankton.

Seaweed

Sea Cabbage

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=ADBS,ADBS:2006-30,ADBS:en&q=TEMPERATURE+AQUATIC+BIOME

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=ADBS,ADBS:2006-30,ADBS:en&q=biomes+definition

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/

http://www.tarleton.edu/~range/Literature%20Review/biome.htm

Works Cited

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