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Facts about A Pond

- Lakes and ponds are formed by remnants of glaciers, blocked rivers, and rivers that fill natural basins. - Inland wetlands form as lakes and ponds slowly dry up. The soil is supersaturated with water, and there are small areas of still or slow moving water.

Ponds are teeming with both animal and plant life. Some animals live in the water (fish, crayfish, tadpoles, etc.), some live above the water (ducks, insects, etc.), and others live in the area surrounding the pond (raccoons, earthworms, etc.).

The plants in a pond habitat provide food, oxygen, and shelter for the animals. © www.istockphoto.com/code6d. Habitats are everywhere. They are the different places where plants and animals live, such as a desert or forest.

Turtles feed on and damage lily pads, potentially killing the plant. ... If you have a small pond where turtles eat and kill all the water lilies, then either find a new home for the turtles, or, if you have room, simply plant more water lilies to provide enough food for the turtles and plants for your aquatic garden.

The ecosystem is completed by decomposer organisms, bacteria and fungi, which break down the organic compounds of cells from dead producer and consumer organisms either into small organic molecules, which they utilize themselves as saprophytes, or into inorganic substances that can be used as raw materials by green ...