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Salvinia molesta a floating aquatic plant first entered Lake Naivasha in Kenya when a persons fish ponds flooded The plant quickly grew changing the habitat of parts of the lake This is an?
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What can submerged plants do that floating plants cannot?
Submerged plants can extract nutrients directly from the water column through their roots and not rely solely on their leaves for nutrient uptake, unlike floating plants. Submerged plants also provide shelter and breeding grounds for aquatic organisms in the water column. They can also oxygenate the water more effectively due to their direct contact with the water, contributing to a healthier aquatic ecosystem.
Are C3 or C4 plants aquatic?
The plants which live in water are aquatic plants.
What is aquatic and terrestrial?
Aquatic is in water, terrestrial is on land. Both can be defined using google.
What do aquatic arthropods exchange gases through?
Most aquatic arthropods have external gills
Penguins and turtles are they amphibians?
Neither. Turtles are (aquatic) reptiles and penguins are (aquatic) flightless birds.
How does seaweed maintain a stationary position?
Some aquatic plants, like water hyacinth, have swollen petioles that act as floats. Many form floating mats which block water ways and are serious weeds e.g. Salvinia and alligator weed.
Is elodea plant a floating plant?
Yes, Elodea is an aquatic plant. It is free floating in ponds and lakes of fresh water.
Are red eared sliders aquatic?
No; they are semi aquatic. They need a floating log AND a land area. If they don't have both, they can die. so the answer is no
Is a hyacint an aquatic plant?
The Water Hyacinth is a aquatic plant native to the Amazon. It is a free floating perennial that can grow to a height of 3 feet and is a highly invasive species
How might the aquatic animals in the pond be affected if the floating plants died?
well they will suck water and die.
Aquatic animals that strain floating plants and animals from the water they take in are?
Whales for one
What is the function of the layers of wax found on the leaves of floating aquatic plants?
The wax on the leaves prevents decomposition of the leaf.
Where is the wolffia found?
Minute rootless aquatic herbs having globular fronds floating on or near the water surface and bearing one flower per frond. Species of the genus Wolffia are the smallest flowering plants. Commonly called watermeal, these aquatic plants resemble specks of cornmeal floating on the water. Source: Answers.com
Do you have to put aquatic plants in gravel?
Most aquatic plants require gravel, as they have roots, and will need to grow their roots and attach themselves. There are however lots of floating plant species that do not require gravel, such as duck weed.
What is bad about free floating plants?
Notorious aquatic weeds like water hyacinth get dispersed in vast areas during floods.
What food should you feed your red eared slider?
You should feed them aquatic turtle food, such as Reptomin Floating Food Sticks.
Why is the dead sea deadis there dead bodies floating in it?
No, it's because there is so much salt in the Dead Sea that no aquatic life can survive in it.
