1. Marine Freshwater Estuary Swamps and Marshes Ocean Zones
Aquatic Biomes
Marine
Freshwater
Estuary
Swamps and Marshes
Ocean Zones

2. Marine
All of Earth’s bodies of salt water
Can you name our oceans?

3. location
70% of Earth’s surface
Oceans
Salt Lakes
estuary

4. Zones- from shallow to deep
Intertidal Zone-
Where ocean meets land
High wave energy
Few plants- algae, phytoplankton
Animals- shorebirds, worms, snails, crabs- burrowers
Neritic Zone-
Just beyond intertidal
Light reaches bottom
Plants- seaweed, phytoplankton
Animals- fish, sea turtles, squid, coral, jellyfish, grouper

5. Zones- Oceanic Zone-Deep ocean Benthic Zone- bottom
Dark at bottom- no sun past 200 m
Most cold and dark
Plants- none at depths and no photosynthesis
Animals- marine mammals, lg fish, sharks
Benthic Zone- bottom
Just above ocean floor
Dark/cold
Sea stars, worms, sponges,

6. Other Facts/Info?

7. Estuary Can be considered a type of marine environment
Mix of fresh and salt water
Inlet, lagoon, harbor, saltmarsh
Act as nursery and buffer to mainland
Plants- algaes, marsh grasses, mangrove trees
Animals- crabs, fish, shrimp, oysters, clams, water birds

8. Freshwater Lake- larger, longer lasting, fed by rivers or springs
Ponds- smaller, can be temporary
Rivers- moving, change as go along, mouth, headwater
Streams- smaller than rivers but same idea as rivers
Plants- cattails, mosses,
Animals- insects (larvae), bass, water birds, otter, amphibians, frogs, turtles

9. Wetlands Areas that are covered by water at least part of the year
Cross between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems
Marsh, swamp, bog
Temporary or permanent
Plants- cypress, grasses, cattails, water lillies, pitcher plants
Animals- alligators, wading birds, fish, snakes, turtles, frogs