1. Freshwater Biomes By: Alexandra Veneracion and Pearly Ann Quiatchon

2. Marshes Animals American bittern Common yellowthroat Gadwall Limpkin Red-winged blackbird Sora Ruddy duck Swamp sparrow Yellow rail

3. Marshes-characteristics develop along the margins of lakes occupy the edges of saline lakes affect supply of nutrients affect movement of water provide nesting and wintering habitats destroyed by drainage and filling

4. Rivers and ponds Animals raccoon crayfish swallows turtle watersnake mallard clam sunfish bulfrog salamander snails shrimp cricket frog

5. Rivers and ponds - plants willows water lilies cattails water willow

6. characteristics Lakes largest standing-water wetland may be salt water more than 50 feet Rivers where the water runs from one place to another most are freshwater

7. Ponds - characteristics smaller than lakes much shallower than lakes rarely 50 feet deep sunlight reaches right down to the bottom

8. Bog - characteristics very acidic soil soil is made up of wet peat stores carbon emits larger parts of oxygen “Lungs of Earth”

9. Bog – plants and animals Plants bog mosses leather leaf laren labrador tea orchid pitcher plant Animals amphibians bog lemming