Duckweed consists of tiny, free-floating green plants. duckweed typically consists of a leaf or cluster of leaves with small roots that hang down into the water; leaves and stem are not distinguishable from each other. it occurs on the surface of ponds, inlet creeks, and ditches. it and can exist as floating mats on the water's surface. which of these accurately describes the likely effect that duckweed has on the submerged plant populations in the lakes where duckweed is found?

answer:

explanation:

duckweed, covers the top layer of water in a body of water which causes the plants in the bottom of the body f water to die as a result of lack of water. they also get caught iside the gills of fish and fish die

a. decomposes use carbon from dead organisms as fuel for cellular respiration, returning carbon dioxide back into the atmosphere.

1. a host loses nutrients to a parasite

2. a parasite only benefits when the host is alive (cause if the host dies the parasite dies with it )

3. producers to consumers

4. the tapeworm is a parasite

5. they convert energy from the sun (photosynthesis)

6. sunflower-robin (i think im 80% sure)

7. producer

8. consumer

9. prey

10. fresh water snails ( cause the green algea is the producer and the snails are the primary consumers and the small fish consumer so is the big fish)