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Freshwater biomes supply people with more than half of their drinking water.

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Approximately 70% of the water that is used to irrigate crops comes from freshwater biomes. That amount can be more or less in a given area depending on the annual amount of rainfall.

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There are four key features that determine the ecology of streams and rivers :  the flow of the water, amount of light, the temperature or climate, and the chemistry of the river.

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This zone is the warmest since it is shallow and can absorb more of the Sun's heat.

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Freshwater biomes are subdivided into three groups: lakes and ponds, streams and rivers, and wetlands.

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Many animals besides fish live in freshwater biomes.

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There are over 700 different species of fish that live in a freshwater biome.

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99% of all freshwater is either in the form of ice or located in an aquifer

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Freshwater is defined as having a low salt concentration — usually less than 1%. Plants and animals in freshwater regions are adjusted to the low salt content and would not be able to survive in areas of high salt ...

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Only 3% of the water on Earth comes from freshwater biomes.

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Fresh water is naturally occurring water on Earth's surface in ice sheets, ice caps, glaciers, icebergs, bogs, ponds, lakes, rivers and streams, and underground as groundwater in aquifers and underground streams.

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can vary from as low as 2 degrees Celsius (35 degrees Fahrenheit) in the winter to 24 degrees Celsius (75 degrees Fahrenheit) in the summer.

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-non living chemical
-physical parts of the environment
-Functioning  of ecosystem

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- bacteria
- phytoplankton
- aquatic plants
- zooplankton
- crustaceans
- molluscs
- insects
- fish

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located in, on and above the Earth. It is found in freshwater lakes, rivers, swamps, creeks, estuaries, icebergs, glaciers and manmade reservoirs.