Aquatic Biomes Overview

Mother Earth's biosphere is ______% water.

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Freshwater

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(b) Marine

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(c) Freshwater Pictures

,

(d) Marine Pictures

• estuaries

• lakes

• 
• oceans

• wetlands

• rivers

• 
• 
• ponds

• 
• streams

• 

Only about ​ (a)   of all the water in the aquatic biomes is freshwater.

• 2.5%
• 10%
• 13%
• 6%

Rivers begin at the (a)   & flow in ​ (b)   direction until it reaches the ​ (c)   or end of the river.

• headwaters
• one
• mouth
• tailwater
• two

Wetlands include ​ (a)   , ​ (b)   , & ​ (c)   .

• marshes
• swamps
• bogs

Where is the Atlantic Ocean ?

Where is the Southern Ocean ??

The largest and most diverse biome on Mother Earth:

• Taiga

• Oceans

• Tropical Rainforests

• Elvis

How would you describe what an ESTUARY is?

_____ are where freshwaters and saltwaters mix together to form "the nurseries of the world".