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Lake that has a large amount of plant growth due to nutrients?
eutrophic lake
Which organisms in the Mono Lake Ecosystem is a food source for most other organisms in this system?
The source for the Mono Lake ecosystem is the algae. The algae is eaten by the brine shrimp and by the brine fly. And from there on I think you know what to do! Hope I helped.
Why is it sop bad to have algae and plant growth in a lake?
Too many algae or plants will block sunlight, suffocating anything that lives below the surface. You need some plants or algae though, for oxygene production.
Can you summarize the role of algal blooms in disrupting the equilibrium in an aquatic ecosystem?
An algal bloom or marine bloom or water bloom is a rapid increase in the population of algae in an aquatic system. Algal blooms may occur in freshwater as well as marine environments. Typically only one or a few phytoplankton species are involved and some blooms may be recognized by discoloration of the water resulting from the high density of pigmented cells. Although there is no officially recognized threshold level, algae can be considered to be blooming at concentrations of hundreds to thousands of cells per milliliter, depending on the causative species. Algal bloom concentrations may reach millions of cells per milliliter. Colors observed are green, yellowish-brown, or red. Bright green blooms may also occur. These are a result of blue-green algae, which are actually bacteria (cyanobacteria). Some algal blooms are the result of an excess of nutrients (particularly phosphorus and nitrogen) into waters and higher concentrations of these nutrients in water cause increased growth of algae and green plants. As more algae and plants grow, others die. This dead organic matter becomes food for bacteria that decompose it. With more food available, the bacteria increase in number and use up the dissolved oxygen in the water. When the dissolved oxygen content decreases, many fish and aquatic insects cannot survive. This results in a dead area.
What are the dominant plants in lake winnipesaukee?
Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire has various types of aquatic plants. In recent years, the lake has seen problems with an exotic milfoil and algae due to an increase in the phosphorus levels in the water.
How do you know if a lake was made by a glacier?
Glacial lakes can be green as a result of grinded minerals that support a large population of algae.
What can happen after a lake received a large input of a limiting nutrient?
An algae bloom occurs.
What does a lake covered in algae transform into?
a lake coverd in algae...
What can happen after a lake recives a large input of a limiting nutrient?
An algae bloom begins to occur.
Lake that has a large amount of plant growth due to nutrients?
eutrophic lake
What might happen in a lake where plants and algae are growing?
Plants and algae can produce a slimy substance in a lake. Blue-green algae is the most dangerous type of algae for a lake to have because it can produce toxins.
What human activity might cause an algal bloom in the lake?
rivers and run- off from farmers fields bring extra nutrients into a lake allow increased growth of algae in the water. The result is a population explosion of algae called an algal bloom
When excess fertilization drains into a lake what may occur?
eutrophicationeutrophicationFertilizer in a lake helps algae grow. Up to a certain point, that is good. The algae turns carbon dioxide into oxygen and adds oxygen to the water. However, after that point, the algae covers the lake. Oxygen from the air can not get to deeper water. Dead algae falls to the bottom of the lake and decomposes. The process of decomposing uses up oxygen. The amount of oxygen in the lake drops below the point where fish can survive. Thus, over fertilization leads to a fish kill.
What are the producers in the mono lake?
planktonic algae and benthic algae
When excess fertilizer drains into a lake what may occur harming fish populations?
eutrophicationeutrophicationFertilizer in a lake helps algae grow. Up to a certain point, that is good. The algae turns carbon dioxide into oxygen and adds oxygen to the water. However, after that point, the algae covers the lake. Oxygen from the air can not get to deeper water. Dead algae falls to the bottom of the lake and decomposes. The process of decomposing uses up oxygen. The amount of oxygen in the lake drops below the point where fish can survive. Thus, over fertilization leads to a fish kill.
What might happen to the fish in lake if a factory discharged a large amount of hot water into the lake?
they will all die (or get cooked)
What might happen to the fish in a lake if a factory discharged a large amount of hot water into the lake?
they will all die (or get cooked)
