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Aquatic plants can live in the benthic zone of shallow lakes because?
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sunlight reaches the bottom
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Which aquatic ecosystems are both littoral and benthic zones found?
The littoral zone of a lake is the near the shore area where sunlight penetrates all the way to the sediment and allows aquatic plants to grow. The benthic zone is the region at the lowest level of a body of a lake including the sediment surface and some sub-surface layers.
Where do most aquatic plants and algae live and why?
aquatic plants live in water because they cannot survive on land
Is sedge an aquatic plant?
Sedge is an emergent plant. These types of plants grow in shallow water. Cattails, arrowheads, rushes, and reeds are also emergent plants.
Is the cell walls of aquatic plants to be thicker or thinner than the cell walls of terrestrial plants?
Aquatic plants have a thicker cell was because they like to defecate on your mom's chest.
Do aquatic plants have gills?
No. Aquatic plants do not have gills. Aquatic vertebrates, such as fish, have gills.
Are C3 or C4 plants aquatic?
The plants which live in water are aquatic plants.
Where do aquatic plants live?
Aquatic plants live in sea or oceans.
Do aquatic plants need sunlight?
Rooted aquatic plants can be found in areas with lower sunlight exposure. This is because the plants are used to having limited light because they're used to being in the water.
What is a benthic community?
Benthic algae are algae that grow on the bottom sediments of fresh and salt waterbodies. Benthic algae are most commonly filamentous or colonial forms, but also may be microscopic single-celled organisms. Benthic algae perform various beneficial functions. Benthic algae provide food and habitat for many aquatic organisms. In this way they contribute to the biological productivity of aquatic systems.
Why are shallow-rooted plants such as grasses and small shrubs common in polar-tundra?
Shallow-rooted plants such as grasses and small shrubs are common in the polar tundra because of the cold and permafrost. Shallow roots are necessary because the ground remains frozen much of the time.
aquatic plants flooding often leads to a decrease in the rate of photosynthesis among aquatic plants. . Why does a decreased rate of photosynthesis lead to a decrease in a plant population?
because plants need photosynthesis to live or they will die
What zone can you find plants roots attached to the seafloor?
The Benthic Zone
