Freshwater Estuary Marine salt Freshwater means it does

* Freshwater Estuary * Marine

salt * Freshwater means it does not have ________ in it * Includes still water and moving water * Examples of still water * lakes and ponds * Examples of moving water * rivers and streams

* 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

carp bass mallards trout bull frog

* 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

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ocean * The marine biome is the _________ biome. * 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 flashlight fish star fish green sea turtle clown fish killer whale crab shrimp