Question

Which type of ecosystem includes a static body of water?

• A. Lotic ecosystems
• B. Lentic ecosystems
• C. Marine ecosystems
• D. Terrestrial ecosystems

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Lentic ecosystems

• Lentic ecosystems include all those systems which have a static body of water. Lakes, impoundments and wetlands are all lentic eco-system.

• Lake Baikal in Russia and Lake Tanganya nitia in Africa are ancient and are estimated to have originated twenty million years ago.

• Lakes arise in several ways, like the tectonic lakes, are formed in basins created by geological activities such as warping and faulting of the earth's crust