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Explain the adaptations 8n aquatic ecosystems |
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Answer» Water supports many lives. Organisms which survive in water are called aquatic organisms. They depend on water for their food, shelter, reproduction and all other life activities. An aquaticecosystemincludes freshwater habitats like lakes, ponds, rivers, oceans and streams, wetlands, swamp, etc. and marine habitats includes oceans, intertidal zone, reefs, seabed and so on. The aquatic ecosystem is the habitat for water-dependent living species including animals, plants, and microbesAquatic organisms use adaptations, or special traits that help them survive in an environment, to stay at homeostasis, which is a fancy word for being at balance. Aquatic organisms must employ osmoregulation strategies, or water balance in the body. This is to keep their salinity, or salt levels, balanced |
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