Question

The residents of Nanganallur and Adambakkam wanted to revive an environment park on
AdambakkamEri. The lake needs to be desilted and deepened and a bund is to be formed for a walkers’
path. Moreover, steps are to be taken to prevent the discharge of sewage through storm water drains and
the dumping of garbage on the lake bunds. The environmentalists say that invasive species like water
hyacinth have clogged this water body. Also, the discharge of sewage into the lake has resulted in the
growth of unwanted plants. This is blocking the air-water interface, thereby reducing the dissolved oxygen
in the water and killing a lot of fish. The water bodies clogged by the invasive species also become a
breeding ground for mosquitoes. The State Government has been requested to expedite the works for this
at the earliest.
Question 26:
When an alien species (plant or animal) that does not belong to an ecosystem is introduced, it spreads and
competes with the native plants for space and nutrients and becomes problematic in the absence of
natural enemies. These intruders are called invasive alien species.
What are the ill effects of an invasive species like water hyacinth?
i. Blockage of sunlight from reaching native aquatic plants.
ii. Starving the water of carbon dioxide
iii. Domination and phasing out of fish and other native species.
iv. Change in the water quality with respect to the dissolved oxygen and the water pH due to release
of CO2 .
v. Starving the water of oxygen.
vi. Desilting of the water body
vii. An increase in algae blooms, mosquito infestation due to dense matting and decreased water flow.

Answer 1

v. starving the water of oxygen so I think right it down

Answer 2

Consequences of invasive species

Explanation:

Water Hyacinth covers the water surface and affects the quality of water, availability of air and light to the native aquatic plants, prevents desilting, and increases mosquito infestation. So the following points are right and consequences of the growth of an invasive species like Water Hyacinth on a water body.

• i. Blockage of sunlight from reaching native aquatic plants.
• iii. Domination and phasing out of fish and other native species.
• iv. Change in the water quality with respect to the dissolved oxygen and the water pH due to release
• of CO2 .
• v. Starving the water of oxygen.
• vi. Desilting of the water body
• vii. An increase in algae blooms, mosquito infestation due to dense matting and decreased water flow.