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Marine Biome Persuasive Speech

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Welcome to the marines I hope you have fun, get good information, and learn a lot. Have you ever been to the marines, if you haven’t you really should you will have a blast. I will explain the climate and location of this biome. I will also explain the plant species and animal species of this biome. Lastly, I will explain the environmental concerns and how humans can help the biome concerns. I will even add a bonus with some fun facts for you. The marine biome is located in the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, and Southern oceans. It is also located in other smaller gulfs and bays. Its average temperature in most of the oceans is about 39℉ (4°C). In the north and south, and in different seasons the temperature is different. In the …show more content…

Just like the plants, the animals have adaptations to their environment. One of the top predators is the tiger shark, their adaptation is their teeth that help them catch prey. One of the animals is a narwhal, their adaptation is their coloring that helps them camouflage in arctic waters. The second animal is a green sea turtle, their adaptation is their long paddle-like flippers for swimming. The third animal is a blue-footed booby bird, their adaptation is that they are good swimmers to utilize their prey. The last animal is a sea otter, their adaptation is their long whiskers to detect vibrations. The animals talked about before are only five of the many animals in the marine biome. The animals obtain food from other plants, or animals within this biome. The same plants provide the animals with shelter. Scientists use food webs to show the feeding relationships between certain animals. A food web is a diagram that shows all feeding relationships in a community at each trophic level. As written above the tiger shark is the top predator so nothing will eat it, that would be at the top of the food web. At the bottom as producers would be mollusks which are invertebrates with a soft body often covered by a shell, they have a mantle that covers its internal organs, and have an organ called a “foot”, in this case it would be crabs, or snails. Another …show more content…

There are lots of threats from the environment and from humans. Here are some of the many threats and some fun facts. The first threat is unsustainable fishing, it is the largest ocean threat. 90% of the world’s fisheries are already overfished, while other unwanted animals die needlessly each year. The second threat is pollution, over 80% of marine pollution comes from land based activity. Oil spills, fertilizers, seas of garbage, sewage disposal, and toxic chemicals can cause pollution. The third threat is shipping, substandard ships and poor shipping practices are leading to massive marine pollution, and damage. The last threat is climate change. The key impacts of climate change are coral bleaching, stormy weather, moving homes, rising sea levels, acidic oceans, altered lifestyles, and decreased mixing. Now here are some fun facts, or environmental factors. The marine biome is the biggest biome in the world, it covers 70% of the Earth, and accounts for 90% of the world’s water supply. The ocean biome is considered to be the oldest of all biomes, humans have only explored about 10% of the ocean biome. The oceans are normally very salty, there is about one cup of salt for every gallon of water in the ocean. At 36,200 feet deep, the Mariana Trench is the deepest part of the ocean biome, oceans contain nearly 20 million pounds of gold. There is a semi-light part of the ocean called the twilight

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