https://padlet.com/simpsonam/z4owl21ycxjx Describe the characteristics of the aquatic ecosystem Name specific plants and animals that live in the aquatic ecosystem The location (state and country) of where this ecosystem can be found on Earth Include relevant pictures (and a video if available) Be able to effectively describe the aquatic ecosystem to your peers en-us 2017-09-21 12:36:55 UTC 2017-09-22 00:13:00 UTC hello@padlet.com https://tse3.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.XEwoG8p5RaiYNpdpBR3-_QEsCo simpsonam https://padlet.com/simpsonam/z4owl21ycxjx/wish/189712221 The two main types of plants are those that live by the shore and the ones in the water. Plants like cattails and picker weed need lots of the water and oxygen so they live right on the edges of lakes. Algae and different mosses and ferns live under the water and are food for many herbivores in the lake.]]> 2017-09-21 12:43:48 UTC https://padlet.com/simpsonam/z4owl21ycxjx/wish/189712221 simpsonam https://padlet.com/simpsonam/z4owl21ycxjx/wish/189712638 The water is not moving like rivers and oceans, and is relatively still. Some lakes are big enough to have rivers coming from them. Most of the lakes of the world are freshwater, but a few, like the Great Salt Lake in Utah, are saltwater lakes.]]> 2017-09-21 12:44:48 UTC https://padlet.com/simpsonam/z4owl21ycxjx/wish/189712638 simpsonam https://padlet.com/simpsonam/z4owl21ycxjx/wish/189712878 Lakes are usually near places that cause the formation of lakes, like mountains and in higher latitudes. They are also in areas that usually get high amounts of rainfall. There isn't a specific state or country lakes are in because they are spread all around the world.]]> 2017-09-21 12:45:12 UTC https://padlet.com/simpsonam/z4owl21ycxjx/wish/189712878 simpsonam https://padlet.com/simpsonam/z4owl21ycxjx/wish/189713330 Lakes are formed by remnants of glaciers, streams that have been blocked, or when rivers fill empty basins.
This is a video on how the Great Lakes were formed by the melting of glaciers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibTWQogsbL8

]]> 2017-09-21 12:46:13 UTC https://padlet.com/simpsonam/z4owl21ycxjx/wish/189713330 simpsonam https://padlet.com/simpsonam/z4owl21ycxjx/wish/189789557 Lake Bled,  Julian Alps]]> 2017-09-21 15:09:01 UTC https://padlet.com/simpsonam/z4owl21ycxjx/wish/189789557 simpsonam https://padlet.com/simpsonam/z4owl21ycxjx/wish/189797577 Lakes are home to countless types of species of fish, and mammals like otters, beavers. There are also many animals that come to the shore to feed on the underwater organisms, but don't live underwater themselves, like bears, herons, and ducks.]]> 2017-09-21 15:21:26 UTC https://padlet.com/simpsonam/z4owl21ycxjx/wish/189797577