Fascinating Freshwater
All the imformation you need on freshwater
What it Looks Like
A pond is one freshwater biome. A pond is a small body of water with lots of life. It can have many plants because the soil is very fertile. A lake is another freshwater biome. Lakes are deeper and more permanent. Also a pond has more life close to shore.
Producers at the Pond
A producer is any organism that provides its own food from the sun. This is called photosynthesis. Ponds can have many producers, some are algae, plankton, and water weeds. Algae can be found on top the water, plankton is to small to see, and water weeds can be found along the bottom of the pond.
The Chewing Consumers
Bass
A consumer is any living organisms that can't provide its own food from the sun. For example the largemouth bass. It can't provide its own food so it eats small fish, crayfish and sometimes even frogs.
Water Moccasin
The cottonmouth water moccasin is another consumer. They can grow up to 70 inches long witch also mean they can have quiet an appetite. The water moccasin eats fish, small mammals, and birds if they can catch them.
Frogs
You have probably seen a frog. They are small with long legs for jumping. For something so small you expect them to be a carnivore. A carnivore is an animal that that eats meat. A frogs diet consist of insects and some large frog even eats small snakes, and mice!
Did You Know
- There is a pink lake in Australia.
- A lake in Florida is several acres wide but only 9 feet deep.
- The deepest lake in the world is 1371 feet deep.
What is an abiotic factor? An abiotic factor is any nonliving part of an ecosystem. In a lake some are temperature, rocks, and water.