Ocean Biome Essay

The biome that my partner, Emerald Hailger, and I chose for our project was the freshwater aquatic biome—rivers/streams. The other types of freshwater ecosystems covered in this chapter are lakes, ponds, wetlands (bogs), water (marshes), wetlands (swamps), and estuaries (salt marshes and mangrove swamps). The freshwater river/streams are different from the other ecosystems because the animals that live here feed off of the plants that grow on the edge of these bodies of water. Since there is not a large amount of plants growing in these bodies of water, the remnants in the water eventually increase at the end of these bodies of water (downstream). This results in plants gaining the ability to create their own foundation for growing. This freshwater aquatic biome—rivers/streams is distinguished by its climate, plant life, and animal life. First and foremost, there are several climate factors that make the freshwater aquatic biome—rivers/streams different from the other ecosystems. The climate zone depends on the changes of the seasons year-round which affects the temperature and the deepens of the water. For example, the average temperature of the weather in the summer is …show more content…
For instance, one type of animal that is in this ecosystem is known as salmon. Their adaptation in this biome is that they are used to living in the rivers/streams where the water is easier to see through and it is colder. Also, another type of animal are frogs. Their adaptation in this biome is that they live in the water throughout their development from eggs to tadpoles, then they move out of the water and live in the ground. Finally, another animal that is in this ecosystem is known as a duck. Ducks are adapted to the freshwater aquatic biome—rivers/streams because they get their food from distinct kinds of bugs and fish that are in the water and on land in the