Living In Water

Question 1

What is Diversity and Biodiversity

Answer 1

Variety of thing

Biodiversity- Diversity of life in a habitat

Question 2

Lakes and Ponds

Answer 2

Lakes- body of fresh water in which sun light does not reach the bottom, temp is quite consistent although the bottom is a little colder, too deep to grow anywhere but the shoreline
Pond- Body of fresh water in which sun light does reach the bottom, temp is consistent throughout, Plants can root themselves

Question 3

Lake and Ponds Creatures

Answer 3

Can include fish,insects,amphibians, beaver,muskrat,duck, and even turtles

Question 4

Rivers and Streams

Answer 4

River- a large, fast moving body of freshwater
Clean or Murky
Stream- a smaller, slower moving body of freshwater
Usually include both pools and ripples
Small plants such a mosses and algae live here

Question 5

River and Stream Creatures

Answer 5

Either good swimmers, or have to attach themselves.

Fish, caddisflies and stonefly ect, can live in this habitat

Question 6

Oceans

Answer 6

Largest Aquatic habitat, are saltier and deeper than lakes.

Also have more movement due to tide, waves and currents.

Question 7

Life in Oceans

Answer 7

More than 90% of life is in the first 180m.
This is because light can only penetrate this far down.
Plants can only grow up here, or root themselves but grow many meters up.