Freshwater pond ecosystem (small scale UK ecosystem)
- Created by: westanrevision
- Created on: 30-03-22 20:00
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- A freshwater pond ecosystem (small scale ecosystem)
- pond bottom
- little oxygen or light
- plenty of shelter (rotting plants and stones) and food
- decomposers and scavengers live here e.g. water worms and rat-tailed maggots
- mid-water
- animals breathe through gills or skin e.g. stickleback fish, dragonfly nymphs
- fish = main predators
- food is found on the surface or in the pond
- pond surface
- plenty of oxygen and light here
- animals breathe through their gills, lungs or skin
- animals found here include ducks and tadpoles
- pond margin
- plenty of oxygen and light here
- plants such as marsh marigold thrive
- plenty of shelter for the plants and insects, for small animals (e.g. frogs) to eat
- plenty of oxygen and light here
- above the pond surface
- birds and animals breathe oxygen
- birds such as kingfishers and insects like dragonflies are common here
- food is found in or on the water, or in the margins
- birds and animals breathe oxygen
- pond bottom
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