Ecosystems

Freshwater Ecosystems ponds, lakes, rivers lakes – large areas rivers – moving water across land, mountains

Plants in Water grow – freshwater underwater dark, light float – top, small roots, nutrients water lilies : roots, soil, stems – leaves, flowers

Insects dragonflies – life in f. e. hatch – eggs little pieces – hide – stones, plants leave water – air food - underwater

Fish adapted – underwater gills oxygen from water tail

Fish food: plants, insects shoot water large fish – fish Piranhas - shrap teeth

Animals That Visit Water insects, plants, fish – birds´ food amphibians – frog: life underwater grow legs hippos – grass, droppings droppings – plants to grow little fish - plants

Animals That Visit Water large fish – small fish animals – large fish fish - dying hippos – hunt by people hippos droppings – plants and fish to grow