Where is the Freshwater?
The freshwater biome covers 20% of the Earth. The biome is vital to all organism's survival. People drink and fish in the freshwater. We also bathe in it , too! Animals drink from eat, live in it, hunt in it, and also bathe in the freshwater. Plants need water to make sugar, and to grow strong and fulfill its role in the food chain. Not only is it helpful to us, it is beautiful and a natural resource in the environment. It is nature, and we have to respect that.
The freshwater biome includes lakes, rivers, streams, creeks and ponds. Some people take the freshwater biome for granted when they turn on the faucet and wash their hands. The largest freshwater biome in the world happens to be the Florida Everglades and it's in trouble. Pieces of the Everglades are being destroyed to make buildings, and soon the Everglades won't be the biggest freshwater area. But, don't forget, even though the Everglades are the largest, you can find the biome all over the world!
The freshwater biome has many physical features, including waterfalls, marshes, and swamps. The freshwater waterfalls are beautiful, as are all waterfalls and they happen to land in freshwater rivers, that will probably flow into marshes. Marshes could be a freshwater area. Lots of animals and plants live in marshes, and that's also another reason why the freshwater is important. Swamps also can possibly be freshwater too. Swamps contain animals and plants, and also bacteria and they are all living things that deserve life!
Algae is really important in the water because it not only carries out photosynthesis, but is a food for animals. Algae floats on the surface of the water instead of using tough roots to cling to crevices on the bottom of the water. Mosses, however, can stick to rocks at the base of the river. There are many animal kingdoms in the freshwater. There are mammals, fish, birds, insects, amphibians, and reptiles. Birds, such as ducks, swim in the water, mammals swim in the water too, fish live in water, and only water, some insects can live on water plants, amphibians are born in water, and then grow to be on land, and reptiles, such as alligators, live on the surface. One of the many important freshwater animals is the trout. A trout is a fish people like to catch, it eats other fish and insects, too. It is part of the food chain, and it uses an adaptation to live. The adaptation in that to swim, it uses eight fins. There is also the Great Egret, which dives in with its beak, and grabs fish to eat. The Eastern Diamondback Snake perches on mangrove tree roots, dips its face in the water, and catches small fish.
There is competition, and cooperation. Two completely different things, but both are desperate for survival. Schools of fish cooperate to attack, but each compete to grab food. But they need to get away, before they are eaten by the predators that have overheard the attack. Animals in the freshwater may be in groups, and you may think they are helping each other, but not all of them are able to get food. The only way to do that is competition.
The freshwater biome includes lakes, rivers, streams, creeks and ponds. Some people take the freshwater biome for granted when they turn on the faucet and wash their hands. The largest freshwater biome in the world happens to be the Florida Everglades and it's in trouble. Pieces of the Everglades are being destroyed to make buildings, and soon the Everglades won't be the biggest freshwater area. But, don't forget, even though the Everglades are the largest, you can find the biome all over the world!
The freshwater biome has many physical features, including waterfalls, marshes, and swamps. The freshwater waterfalls are beautiful, as are all waterfalls and they happen to land in freshwater rivers, that will probably flow into marshes. Marshes could be a freshwater area. Lots of animals and plants live in marshes, and that's also another reason why the freshwater is important. Swamps also can possibly be freshwater too. Swamps contain animals and plants, and also bacteria and they are all living things that deserve life!
Algae is really important in the water because it not only carries out photosynthesis, but is a food for animals. Algae floats on the surface of the water instead of using tough roots to cling to crevices on the bottom of the water. Mosses, however, can stick to rocks at the base of the river. There are many animal kingdoms in the freshwater. There are mammals, fish, birds, insects, amphibians, and reptiles. Birds, such as ducks, swim in the water, mammals swim in the water too, fish live in water, and only water, some insects can live on water plants, amphibians are born in water, and then grow to be on land, and reptiles, such as alligators, live on the surface. One of the many important freshwater animals is the trout. A trout is a fish people like to catch, it eats other fish and insects, too. It is part of the food chain, and it uses an adaptation to live. The adaptation in that to swim, it uses eight fins. There is also the Great Egret, which dives in with its beak, and grabs fish to eat. The Eastern Diamondback Snake perches on mangrove tree roots, dips its face in the water, and catches small fish.
There is competition, and cooperation. Two completely different things, but both are desperate for survival. Schools of fish cooperate to attack, but each compete to grab food. But they need to get away, before they are eaten by the predators that have overheard the attack. Animals in the freshwater may be in groups, and you may think they are helping each other, but not all of them are able to get food. The only way to do that is competition.