Question

Go to nearby pond observe organisms living in the pond and bio degradable substance mixing in water. How they effect on those organisms ? write your observation?

Answer 1

Pond water refers to a standing body of water. This is usually smaller than a lake and may either be man-made or natural.

Pond water contains a variety of plant and animal life. While some can be seen with the naked eye, others are too small and will require the use of a microscope to be able to properly observe them.

Some of the organisms that can be found in pond water include; 

     Arthropods     Bacteria     Protozoa     Hydras     Algae

Depending on the pond, students will be able to observe a variety of living things under the microscope.

While students will be able to identify animal organisms under the microscope from the fact that they move, they may have some difficulty identifying some organisms, which may look like plants or fungi.

For instance, students may not be able to differentiate protists, which may look like they belong to the plant kingdom but are neither animals plants or fungi. This particular organism can be found in wet places such as ponds or fish pools.

Answer 2

Answer:

i. In a pond water is fresh and standing or stagnant water. This is usually smaller than a lake and may either be man-made or natural. Pond water contains a variety of plants such as algae, pistia and animals such as protozoa, Hydra, fish, frog, tadpoles, insects. Depending on the pond, students will be able to observe a variety of living things under the microscope.

ii. Bio degradable substances are those which can be degrade or decomposed by certain bacteria and fungi. Bio degradable substances in the ponds include some plant parts such as root, stem, and leaves, body of algae, some dead animals, etc.

iii. These materials decomposed into nutrients which required for growth and development of aquatic life as a whole.

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