Oceans
By Ian, Forrest, and Mimi
What is an ocean Biome
There are two distinct ocean biomes: Freshwater regions and Marine regions.
Freshwater regions consist of: Lakes, ponds, rivers, streams, wetlands, and marshes.
Marine regions contain the following: Coral reefs, estuaries ,and oceans.
Most of the world’s water is saltwater. Saltwater makes up 97% of the Earth’s water.
Water covers about 75% of our planet. From oceans to rivulets, aquatic biomes are
host to a wide variety of life-forms, and minerals, from the most common algae to
the most mysterious deep-sea creature.
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Location
Temperature
Precipitation
Animal Adaptations
Plant Adaptations
Fun Facts
Food Chain
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Location
• All of the purple area on the map is ocean
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Temperature
• The Average temperature ranges from 35
degrees Celsius to -1.9 degrees Celsius.
• The 35 degrees Celsius temperature is found
in shallow tropical waters.
• The -1.9 degrees Celsius was found in
Antarctic waters.
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Precipitation
• About 207,199 square kilometers of water
evaporates from the oceans each year.
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Animal Adaptations
• Fish
– Their gills take in oxygen from the water.
– They have adapted so that they have special organs to remove the extra salt
from their body and release it back into the water.
– They also adapted so that they can produce proteins called glycoprotein that
act like an antifreeze.
• Seahorse
– Because seahorses move slowly, the are highly vulnerable to their predators
– To deal with danger, the have adapted so they are colored and marked to
match their surroundings.
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Plant adaptations
• Diatoms
– They have a simple, geometric shape and a hard, glasslike cell wall
– They have adapted so they can live in Cold water.
• Dinoflagellates
– They have whip-like attachments so that they can move around in the
water.
– They live in Tropical Zones
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Food chain
Sunlight
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Algae
Snails
Common
Carp
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Fun facts
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Due to rising and falling tides, coastal areas are constantly changing, with various
animals and marine plants living at the bottom, and on the seashore.
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We know as much about the ocean as we do outer space!
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Saltwater makes up 97% of the Earth’s water. Water covers about 75% of our
planet.
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