LIFE SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Common waterweed (Elodea canadensis), a native aquatic plant, grows in freshwater ponds, marshes, lakes and streams. A tenacious grower, common waterweed can spread rapidly in ponds that are polluted with fertilizer runoff.

Detailed explanation-2: -Elodea is a submerged aquatic plant with several distinctive characteristics. If you see this plant call 1-877-invasive. Elodea spp. (waterweed) is a hardy aquatic plant that grows in cold, clear, slow-moving water (Figure 1).

Detailed explanation-3: –Aquatic plants that live in aquatic environments like saltwater or freshwater are known as hydrophytes or macrophytes. Macrophyte is a plant that grows in or near water. The largest aquatic plant is water lily and the smallest one is duckweed. Macrophytes are classified on the basis of growth:-Emergent.

Detailed explanation-4: -Elodea grows best in silty sediments, but is found rooted in a variety of sediment types. It likes lakes with nutrient rich water, and will grow everywhere from very shallow to deep water. After being uprooted, Elodea can even survive as floating fragments.