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