I WONDER - Do All Aquatic Plants Float?

The video tutorial discusses different types of aquatic plants, including floating plants like water lilies and duckweed, and rooted plants such as cattails and bulrushes. It explains how floating plants are adapted to absorb light and nutrients from the sun, while submerged plants absorb nutrients from sediment at the bottom of the water.

Which of the following plants is known to float on the water surface?

• Cattails

• Water lilies

• Bulrushes

• Submerged plants

What is a characteristic of plants like cattails?

• They float on the water surface.

• They absorb nutrients from the sun.

• They have roots in the soil beneath the water.

• They are completely submerged.

How do floating plants like water lilies obtain nutrients?

• From the sediment

• From the sun

• From the air

• From other plants

What is a key adaptation of submerged plants?

• Absorbing nutrients from the air

• Having no roots

• Absorbing nutrients from sediment

• Floating on the surface

Which type of plant is adapted to absorb light and nutrients from the sun?

• Floating plants

• Terrestrial plants

• Rooted plants

• Submerged plants