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Aquatic biomes

these pictures are of the great barrier reef, Queensland, Australia These biomes all have something in commom there are all aquatic biomes. Aquatic biomes were the first biome to be lived in. There isn't only coral reefs there are estuaries, and open oceans. Water is also the link between the 5 biomes. Animals: Plants: __**FISH**__ A **fish** is any aquatic creatures animal that is typically cold-blooded, covered with scales, and has with two sets of paired fins and several other fins. There are many in the sea and in fresh water, with species being known from mountain streams to the deepest depths of the ocean Sharks** are a type of fish with a full cartilage skeleton and a streamlined body. They can breath easily with the use of five to seven gill slits. They have several sets of replaceable teeth. Sharks range in size from the small dwarf lanternshark, a deep sea species of only 17 centimetres in length, to the whale shark, the largest fish, which grows to a length of approximately 12 metres and which feeds only on plankton, squid, and small fish through filter feeding. __**WHALES**__ Whales are marine mammals. They include the blue whale, the largest living animal. Orcas, usually referred to as "killer whales", and pilot whales have //whale// in their name but they are actually dolphins. For centuries whales have been hunted for meat and as a source of valuable raw materials. By the middle of the 20th century, large-scale industrial whaling had left many species seriously endangered. Shrimp** are swimming, crustaceans, found widely around the world in both fresh and salt water. Adult shrimp are filter feeding animals living close to the bottom of the ocean. They can live in schools and can swim rapidly backwards. Shrimp are an important food source for larger animals from fish to whales. They have a high resistance to toxins in polluted areas, and may contribute to high toxin levels in their predators. Together with prawns, shrimp are widely caught and farmed for human consumption.
 * 1) fish
 * 2) shrimp
 * 3) sharks
 * 4) whales
 * 5) coral
 * 6) anemone
 * 1) seaweed
 * 2) algae
 * __SHARKS__
 * __SHRIMP__

this picture is of a shrimp

this is a picture of the one the only great white shark

this is why whales endangered

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