DID YOU KNOW?

 Marine Biome is the largest biome in the world!!!

• covers about 70% of the Earth.
• includes 5 main oceans:
 PACIFIC OCEAN
 ATLANTIC OCEAN
 INDIAN OCEAN
 ARCTIC OCEAN
 SOUTHERN OCEAN
• Marine regions are usually very salty.
THE OCEAN
Euphotic Zone
Disphotic Zone
Aphotic Zone
Top Layer
Area of the ocean where
light can penetrate

EUPHOTIC ZONE
Area that is too deep for lots
of light to reach.

DISPHOTIC ZONE
Also called as the “DEEP SEA”
Water here is awfully cold
Completely dark
Low in nutritional content
Comprises 70% of all the habitats on
Earth

APHOTIC ZONE
MRANAAI NRETHC

WHAT IS THE DEEPEST POINT IN THE

OCEAN?
 The deepest point in the ocean, the MARIANA TRENCH is deeper
than the Mt. Everest is tall. It is about 36, 200 ft. deep.

MARIANA TRENCH
WEATHER

 The average temperature of all oceans is about 39˚F. Heat from

the sun warms only the surface of the water. Deep down, oceans
everywhere are cold and dark.
PLANTS
Kelp
~it is important because it provides
shelter and food for a lot of sea
creatures.
~it is also used by humans to many
products, including toothpaste and
ice cream.
~it also serves as a buffer by absorbing
energy from waves before the waves
hit the shoreline.
PLANTS

Phytoplankton
~tiny plants that serve as food to many of the ocean creatures
from the smallest of fish to large whales.
~some scientists estimate that phytoplankton provide Earth with
almost half of its oxygen.
ANIMALS

Blue Whale
~ is the biggest animal on earth. It can be over 100 feet long.
PEOPLE AND THIS BIOME