Freshwater

Ecosystem

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The temperature in a Freshwater

Some type of plants that
live in freshwater
ecosystems are water
Lillies, algae, and
duckweed. Cattails and
reeds grow along the
shoreline also.
ecosystem is mainly 65 - 75 Degrees
in the summer and 30-35 Degrees in
the winter. The temperature depends
on different factors like location, and
weather and depth of water. The
deeper the water gets the colder the
temperatrure is.

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Some animals that live in

freshwater ecosystems are a
bunch of freshwater fish like
beluga and tench. But other
than fish there are also snails,
beavers, otters snakes and
many types of insects.
River, Lakes, Ponds, and
Streams are the main and
most common types of
freshwater ecosystems. You
can find these in most of the
continents.

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Predator and prey in freshwater Examples of Parasitism in

can be alligators and other small
fish.
Example of Mutualism is Hippos
and Barbel fish because the
barbel fish acts as a cleaner by
eating parasites and cleaning
food off a hipps skin and mouth.
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freshwater are tapeworms
which are parasitic to
crustaceans, fish and birds.
Example of competition is
crocodiles and anacondas
which are mainly on top of
the food chain they fight to
prey on food.

Examples of Commensalism
is between the papyrus
plant and thrips. The thrips
live in the shade of the
papyrus plants and eats the
dead leaves of it, but the
papyrus plant is unaffected.

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