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THE AMAZON RIVER

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

THE AMAZON RIVER
BY:TERRION AND AUSTIN
3rd period
2014

It is a pink dolphin that lives in South America around Venezuela and Brazil.

Photo by josé hilton

FACTS

  • Only 3% of the worlds waters are freshwater
  • There are three zones
  • Littoral,limnetic,and the profundal
  • Plants that adapted are,pondlillies and cattails

THE BLACK CAIMAN

AN ALLIGATOR THAT SEEMS TO BE ON STERIODS.

GREEN ANACONDA

THE LARGEST SNAKE IN THE WORLD.

ARAPAIMA

A GIGGANTIC CARNIVOROUS FISH.
Photo by Donnay

GIANT OTTER

THE LARGEST WEASELS IN THE WORLD.

THE CANDIRU

A PARASITIC FRESHWATER FISH.
Photo by ali eminov

BULL SHARK

THE HAVE SPECIAL KIDNEYS THAT CAN SENSE THE CHANGE OF SALINITY.
Photo by EpochCatcher

ELECTRIC EEL

THEY SEND JOLTS OF ELECTRICITY THAT CAN REACH UP TO 600 VOLTS.
Photo by rbairdpccam

RED-BELLIED PIRANHAS

THEY ARE SO FEARED THEY INSPIRED HOLLYWOOD MOVIES.

PAYARA(VAMPIRE FISH)

THERE LARGE DIET MOSTLY CONSISTS OF PIRANHAS.

PACU

A FISH THAT HAS HUMAN LIKE TEETH AND IS BIGGER THAN A PIRANHA.
Photo by simononly

PLANTS IN THE RIVER

PONDWEEDS

SEAWEEDS

Photo by ecstaticist

LILLYPADS

Photo by Peter Rivera

CATTAILS

Photo by djwtwo

PONDLILLIES

Photo by andyarthur

ABIOTIC FACTORS

IT GETS LOTS OF PRECIPRTATION WHICH CAUSES THE RIVER TO OVERFLOW.
Photo by Amir Kuckovic

It also can cause erosion and weathering
Abiotic factors are,rain,water,and rocks.

Photo by Eric M Martin

BIOTIC FACTORS

  • Fish
  • Reptiles
  • Plants
  • Fungi
  • Bacteria

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