Fresh Water
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Fresh WaterBy:
Roxana, Carly and Megan
Resources• http://www.tpwd.state.tc.usllearningljunior_n
aturalists/pandlife.phtml• http://www.watercyclopdia.com/A-Bi/Algal-bl
ooms-in-Fresh-water.Html• http://www.bioxpedition.com/Freshwater-bio
me.Html• Http://myfwc.com/fishing/freshwater/comme
rcial-fishing
Geologic Features• Sediment is found at the bottom of
the fresh water biome• The fresh water can remain still or
slow moving• 70% of fresh water is used to
irrigate crops.
Photosynthetic Organisms-Algae is a type of photosynthetic organism-Only seen through a microscope-Fresh water algae is called Phytoplankton
-Found in ponds, lakes, reservoirs and streams-Phytoplankton are the base of the aquatic food chain
Types of Animals• Some freshwater organisms are:
tadpole, crayfish, fairy shrimp, copepods, scuds, isopods, clams, snails, seed shrimp, water mites, etc.
Tadpole- consumerCrayfish- consumerFairy shrimp- consumerClams-consumersScuds- producerSnails- consumersCopepods-consumers
Human Impact- Pollution of free radicals in the air make it hard for animals
to thrive and pants to grow- Due to human water and chemical run off are the biggest
problems with fresh water- More people turn to water bottles from fresh water and then
empty bottles can be thrown away into the water
Maps of lakes in the US
Commercial value • The commercial value is fresh
water would be fisheries• Fishing and boating are just
like fisheries• There can also be hunting in
Fresh water