1. Water Biomes

2. 3 Types of Water Biomes Freshwater Marine (Ocean) Estuaries
*Rivers and Streams
*Lakes and Ponds
Marine (Ocean)
*Saltwater
*Seashores (tidal areas)
Estuaries
*Freshwater and Saltwater meet
*Marsh

3. *Freshwater contains little or no salt, so it has a LOW salinity
Freshwater Biomes
*Freshwater contains little or no salt, so it has a LOW salinity
*Flowing freshwater = streams, rivers, brooks
*Still Freshwater = lakes and ponds

4. Flowing Freshwater
Streams

5. Flowing Freshwater
Rivers

6. Flowing Freshwater
Brooks

7. Freshwater
Ponds

8. Freshwater
Lakes

9. Saltwater biome contains the majority of water on Earth
Saltwater Biomes
* Ocean - About 95% of the water on Earth has a high concentration of salt (high salinity)
Saltwater biome contains the majority of water on Earth

10. Saltwater *Oceans Can be divided into 2 main life zones
*1. Photic zone - sunlight penetrates
*2. Aphotic zone - NO sunlight

11. Draw and Label this with Marine Biomes

12. Photic Zone Above 200m Sunlight penetrates
* Plant life and animal life is abundant

13. Aphotic Zone Below 200m Sunlight DOES NOT penetrate
*There are no plants
*Animal life is highly specialized

14. Estuaries (Wetlands) Examples: marshes, Florida everglades
-*Area where a river meets an ocean
Mix of salt and freshwater
*Located near coastlines,
*Extremely fertile
Nutrient levels are higher than both salt and freshwater
Examples: marshes, Florida everglades

15. Estuaries (Wetlands)
Chesapeake Bay