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= ﻿ Freshwater﻿ = ==== A freshwater biome is made up of 3 different ecosystems. They are sometimes called "liquid pathways". Takes up 1/5 of the area on Earth.These places provide half of our drinking water, 90%of our bath water and 1/3 of is used for irrigation. There are about 700 species of fish, 1200 species of amphibian and lots of insects.The average temperature,altitude, annual rainfall, and the humidity depend on the area your in. ====

Streams and Rivers make up 3% of fresh water. This is flowing water in 1 direction. Starts at head waters, travel thru mouth. The water in a stream or river is clearer, cooler, and theirs more oxygen at the base. In the middle the width increases and waters become more murky. Theirs less oxygen and less sunlight.

Wetlands support aquatic life. Wetlands are made up of Marshes, Swamps, and Bogs.

Ponds and Lakes Ponds can last for days or months, but lakes can last for 100's of years.

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==== ﻿ Dragonflies can flap there wings 30 time per second. There are 5000 different species. A dragonfly can live from 6 months to 6 years. There scientific name is Odata. Dragonflies eat other insects. ====

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The Beaver burrows into the banks along streams and rivers to build his home. The beaver is the largest rodent in North America. Beavers eat leaves, bark, fruits, flowers and parts of trees.
hubpages.com A Hippo eats grass leaves and fruit. Hippos only eat at night. There ears are pressed down, nostrils clossed and there heart slows when they go under water. They have a lot of fat.

slices-of-life.com The Platypus has 3 layers of thick fur, webbed feet and a tail like a beavers. When they eat they store food in there cheeks. They eat worms and small water animals. Males have spurs with poison in them.

[|www.animaldanger.com/australia.php] Crocodiles are reptiles, and are found in hot tropical areas of the world.

[|www.knowledgerush.com/kr/encyclopedia/Alligator/] Alligators and caymans they are in the same group of crocodile family they have a border head and a U shaped nose crocodiles have V shaped nose.

=Food Chain=



Smallmouth Bass- Inhabit pools in clear streams and rivers. Stay in one pool year round. Rarley go more than half a mile away from homes. They're diet consists of Minnows, Insects and small Crayfish.



Lake Trout-The length for an adult is 4 ft. They live in Canada And The U.S. They inhabit lakes and rivers. They're diet consists of other fish insects, crustaceans, and plankton. Largemouth Bass-the length is 10-18 inches. Inhabit shallow lakes, ponds, and rivers. Range is Canada, US, Europe, and Africa. Greenish and silver coloration with a dark band on each side. The male bass guards the eggs until they hatch in about 7-10 days after being laid.Eats crustaceans, other fish, frogs, and aquatic invertabrates.

Cottonmouth snake- Found in the Southern US, up into the extreme Southern Missouri. When agitated it will vibrate it's tail and open it's mouth to reveal a white lining from which it gets it's name. Poisonous. Eats frogs, salamanders, small turtles, fish, baby alligaters, lizards, small mammels, and birds.

Watermeal is like duckweed. watermeal can't survive any tempurter under 55 F. Each little piece is 1/42" long, 1/85" long, and each one is the wieght of 2 tablespoons of salt (size of a sprinkle).
Reeds are aquatic grass that grows along the margine (banks) of water ways. Reeds can be found anywhere between the Artics and the Tropics.

Cattails have green steams and a brown top. The brown top looks like a tail.

The flower of a Water Lillie sits on the top of the water, while the roots and thge steam go to the bottom.

We have littered and polutted our Freshwater ecosystems. We can stop thermal polution and pick up the litter and trash.
Created by: William Izlar, Olivia Cook, McKenzie Squires

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