2. Located in the Northern Hemisphere in the Arctic north polar region. Surrounded by North America, Europe and Asia. Temperatures are persistently low. The water is frozen most of the year. Frozen for about ten months. Between March and April, 20 to 50 of thick ice cover the surface. Temperatures below freezing.

3. Kelp plants were able to adapt to life in the arctic ocean biome, by having a holdfast which keeps it on the sea floor. It has fronds to pull nutrients from the ground. Phytoplankton is able to sustain life in the arctic ocean because it requires little sunlight and little nutrients to survive.

4. Animals in the arctic ocean have adapted to maintain life by there bodies being able to store extra amounts of fat or have a thick layer of blubber. Its hard for a warm blooded organism to survive in this area, so animals have become cold blooded to prevent freezing or reduce the effects. To survive during the winter, animals like krill become cannibalistic or feed off of phytoplankton. Hemoglobin can be found in the species with vertebrates. It’s a red pigment cell that carries oxygen throughout the body in cold temperatures.

5. The arctic ocean is valued because in some parts, it holds ice caps containing a percentage of the worlds freshwater.