The Components of the Ocean Biome
A biome, also known as life zones, consists of all plants, animals, and other organisms, as
well the physical enviorment in a particular area. A biome is characterized by its plant life,
climate, and location. The climate and physical features determine the boundaries of a
biome. A biome is made up of many different ecosystems. The ecosystems tend to have
the same plants and animals as neighboring biomes around the boundaries.
The oceans and seas form the marine biome, the world's largest biome. It covers
three-quarters of the earth or 70 percent of the worlds area and reaches from the far north
to the far south of the planet. Oceans are filled with salt water. Their climate stays the
same year round, so the creatures of the sea do not have to adapt to the changing seasons.
There are five oceans: the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Artic, and Southern (Antarctic),
although three of these: Atlantic, Pacific and Indian are regarded as the principal oceans.
The Arctic Ocean is regarded by some researches as part of the Atlantic. The Southern
Oces is really the southernmost part of the Atlantic and Pacific. It is bordered by the
continent of Antarctica to the south, but has no land bordering it to the north. The oceans
include seas- smaller expanses of marine waters. Among the largest seas are the
Mediterranean, Caribbean, Yellow, South and East China Seas, and the Sea of Japan.
Near the poles, in the far north and south, the sea is always cold, and in the winter its
surface freezes. When water freezes, any substances dissolved in it are "squeezed out"
from the ice. At the edge of the ice the sea is saltier than it is farther away. Salt water is
denser than fresh water because of the salt in it. Water also reaches it maximum density at
39 degrees F, just above freezing. Cold water flowing toward the equator is replaced by
warmer water, and this exchange of water produces the principal ocean currents. They
flow in approximate circles, called gyres, in all oceans.
The climate of the ocean does not vary much throughout the seasonaly changes. it does
not change because water does not heat up or cool down quickly. The ocean carries
warm and cool currents that heat or cool the land it goes by. For example, Hawaii is
warm due to the warm currents that are being swept onto the land which ir surrounds.
1. Life is more abundant in the North Atlantic than in the Pacific because the ocean area of the North Atlantic is directly in the path of iron-rich dust from the Sahara Desert, which leads to the development of bigger communities of phytoplankton, and in turn plankton, and so on. This fact is related to global warming because someone thought of an idea to fight global warming by putting huge amounts of iron solution into the ocean so that extreme plant growth would occur and these plants would remove enough carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere to counter the negative effects of humans.
What is a biome? Biomes are major life zones characterized by vegetation type or by the physical environment. Climate plays a role in determining the nature and location of Earth’s biomes. Texas has 10 different ecosystems with lots of diversity. Minnesota has 4 different ecosystems which are also quite diverse. Regardless of the size of the biomes or the number of biomes in each state, they are all important not just to the locate environment but on a global level because of the life they support. We are going to take a look at the different biomes, comparing climate and rainfall, as well as vegetation fauna.
Another biome in the park is their temperate forest. Temperate forests have high humidity, high levels of precipitation, and variety of trees are also included. Freshwater biomes surround the park as well.
Change in water temperature changes the places where grasses are able to grow, when fish and crab feed, reproduce, and migrate ("Chesapeake Bay Program"). The temperature in the bay goes from high in the summer to very low in the winter. During summer, the surface water is warmer than the deeper water, which creates two different temperature layers that actually separate surface waters from deeper waters (“Chesapeake Bay Program”). The temperature layers change the summer dissolved oxygen levels.... ...
months and the summers are cool and short. Also due to the fact that much of
The ice caps are the most extreme climates on earth. They are located at the north and south poles. These poles are
and W from the Atlantic to Pacific oceans, N from the 49th parallel to the
Tundra is the coldest of all the biomes. Tundra comes from the Finnish word tunturia, meaning treeless plain. It is noted for its frost-molded landscapes, extremely low temperatures, little precipitation, poor nutrients, and short growing seasons. Dead organic material functions as a nutrient pool. The two major nutrients are nitrogen and phosphorus. Nitrogen is created by biological fixation, and phosphorus is created by precipitation. Tundra is separated into two types: arctic tundra and alpine tundra.
Gardiner, Lisa. "Arctic Tundra." Windows To The Universe. 6 Feb. 2007. Web. 07 Mar. 2011. .
A biome, also known as life zones, consists of all plants, animals, and other organisms, as well as the physical environment in a particular area. A biome is characterized by its’ plant life, climate, and location. Climate and physical features determine the boundaries of a biome. A biome is made up of many different ecosystems. Ecosystems tend to have the same plants and animals as neighboring biomes around the boundaries.
Earth has been called the blue planet and not without reason. The ocean covers about three quarters of the earth’s surface and plays a vital role in our survival. It bounty feeds millions of people daily. Its surface absorbs more than ninety five percent of the solar radiation that reaches our planet. It is integral to the water cycle and it regulates our planets climate. But none of these roles would be fulfilled without the movement of the ocean. The currents, ribbons of movement within the greater body of water, provide the means with which our ocean distributes the nutrients and energy necessary for continued life upon earth. What are these currents and why are they so essential to our survival?
The biosphere is a closed self-regulating system that integrates living organisms with nonliving components of a planet (Lenkeit). The biosphere is part of the outer shell of a planet and includes the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere (answers.com).
All oceans contain salt water and other minerals. The Pacific Ocean has the largest body of water in it. It spreads nearly halfway around the world. The Pacific Ocean is also the deepest ocean out of all four oceans. The Atlantic contains the second largest body of water. Next is the Indian Ocean, which is on the borderline of being a big ocean and a small ocean. Last is the Arctic Ocean, which by all means is the smallest ocean of them all, and the shallowest.
The weather here in the U.S.changes seasonally. We have four different season here. The different seasons are spring, summer, fall, and winter. These seasons change due to the earth’s tilt of the axis. The way the earth tilts affects the season so if it tilts further downward it’ll start getting warmer but when it tilts up it’ll start to get