AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Estuaries: Where the River Meets the Sea. Estuaries. Where freshwater rivers meet the salty open sea. There is a lot to love in an estuary.

Detailed explanation-2: -Freshwater biomes include ponds, lakes, streams, and rivers, and are a vital source of drinking water. Ponds and lakes are natural bodies of standing water. Ponds are smaller and may be seasonal, whereas lakes are larger and more permanent.

Detailed explanation-3: -Like ponds and lakes, the ocean regions are separated into separate zones: intertidal, pelagic, abyssal, and benthic. All four zones have a great diversity of species. Some say that the ocean contains the richest diversity of species even though it contains fewer species than there are on land.

Detailed explanation-4: -Estuaries-Estuaries are areas where rivers and streams flow into the ocean. This area where freshwater and saltwater meets, creates an ecosystem or biome all its own with interesting and diverse plant and animal life.