BI SC 002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 55: Biome
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Provide habitat for a wide variety of: Useful for filtering runoff toxins from water. Half of world"s wetlands already turned over to: freshwater fish: development. As well as variety of other: plants, animals. Amphibians: common in freshwater biomes, birds can be found feeding on these plants and animals, many animals find food in freshwater biomes, most of the world"s human population: Lives near a type of water biome. Ocean water contains: salt that has washed off. Rocks on land over thousands of years. Ocean water is about: 3. 5% nacl. Not all animals adapted to living in this environment. Freshwater fish and animals cannot survive in: ocean water. Largest biome: covers nearly of earth"s surface. Contains over 90% of all water on the planet. Vary widely from: polar areas, temperate continental shelf areas, tropical waters, one of the most biologically diverse marine biomes: Forms a hard stony shape: one of the most famous:
