3. Lakes & Ponds
large (lakes) and small (ponds) bodies
of fresh water surrounded by land
plants and algae
snails, frogs, turtles, ducks, beavers, fi
sh, catfish, bass & trout
Inland water environment
4. Oceans
large bodies of salt water
contains several smaller ecosystems
shallow to deep
some areas very salty
warm to cold parts
large mammals
seaweed, jelly fish, whales, turtles, sharks
5. Estuary
where fresh water from a river
meets and mixes with salt water
from the ocean
High tide – salt water flows in
Low tide – salt water flows out
6. Estuary
organisms must be adapted to live
in different amounts of salt
throughout the day
shrimp, crabs, turtles, muskrats
7. Salt Marsh
A flat area of land that salt water
overflows.
Masonboro Island, N.C. is a salt
marsh.
