by: claire team members: lucy, will, tyler, cj. where it is all over the world most bodies of water...
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Saltwater Biome By: Claire
Team Members:Lucy, Will, Tyler, CJ
Where it is
• all over the world • most bodies of water• Covers about 70%
Plants- Mermaid Fan Plant
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fan shapeCaribbean sand flats rocky structures
Plants- Red Algae
• 6,000 species • absorbs blue light• reflects red light• 5,800 live in saltwater
Plants-Halimeda
around the Caribbean Sea not many saltwater animals eat it known as the Money Plant color can fade to white
Plants-Turtle Grass
• forms vast, dense meadows• climax species ribbon leafs leafs 14 inches long
Plants-Sea Urchins
every body of waterrocky shores shallow sandy areassmall and prickly can’t survive in freshwater
Animals-Narwhal
underwater unicorn diet- fish, shrimp , squid life span is 50 yearslive in icy water
Animals-Sea Lions
diet-fish, squid, and octopus can swim 25 mph.life span is 20 yearsare endangered
Animals-Stingrays
has sharp venomous sting related to sharks life span is 15-25 yearscarnivore only act in self defense
Animals-Humpback Whale endangered most swim 3-9 mph.can swim 15-16 mph. in danger come in 4 colors females are little larger than malessing to communicate diet- little fish, small shrimp claves to not stop growing until they are 10 years
old 52 feet long
Animals-Saltwater Crocodile
lurk near water edges200,000-300,000drowns to kill the animallargest reptile go up to 2,200 pounds life span 70 years diet-water buffalo, monkeys, wild boar, and
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Animals-Marine Iguana
only lizard that goes in the ocean can dive 30ft. in the waterdiet-seaweed herbivoresfound in Galapagos Islands
Animals-Leatherback Turtle
by far the largest turtles • diet-jelly fish• ranges to 4-8 ft.• been around for more than 150 million years
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