Hydrilla Essays

  • Hydrilla: An Invasive Aquatic Menace

    1119 Words  | 3 Pages

    The name of my species is Hydrilla. The scientific name of this species is Esthwaite Waterweed. The classification is Alismatales because all plants that fall there is either aquatic or tropical. Hydrilla has really impacted our world. The Hydrilla plant may be "good" to goldfish, for the reason that they play with it, yet it can ruin anybody's life. It was brought from another country, but it really impacted people's lives and the ecosystems. Although Hydrilla was originally from warmer parts

  • How carbon dioxide can affect the rate of photosynthesis

    1921 Words  | 4 Pages

    Aim: To investigate how carbon dioxide can affect the rate of photosynthesis. Hypothesis: The rate of photosynthesis in the water plant hydrilla will change as the rate of carbon dioxide changes. Background information: Photosynthesis Photosynthesis is the process of autotrophs turning carbon dioxide and water into carbohydrates and oxygen, using light energy from sunlight. Autotrophs are organisms that are able to produce nutrients and organic compounds using inorganic materials. Examples of

  • Elodea

    706 Words  | 2 Pages

    elodea (Egeria Densa) or hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata). American waterweed is an attractive aquarium plant, and is a good substitute for Brazilian elodea since it is native to Washington's lakes, ponds and rivers. American waterweed is usually fairly easy to distinguish from its more notorious relatives, like Brazilian elodea and hydrilla. All of them have leaves in whorls around the stem. However, American waterweed has three leaves per whorl, whereas hydrilla and Brazilian elodea almost

  • Invasive or Exotic Species

    670 Words  | 2 Pages

    also affecting oyster fishery bringing much economic loss. (3) Other examples would include the mute swan; which acts aggressive towards other birds in the area. (2) Even though there are many downfalls to these species many could bring good. The Hydrilla plant might take control and replace other native plants; yet can also benefit the bay.

  • Argumentative Essay On Bass Fishing

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    "Single-jointed glide baits excel in cool water--during fall and into winter and into the early Pre spawn Period," he says. "At these times, Texas bass tend to move shallow and hold around hydrilla and milfoil beds, or else they suspend in standing timber. “  This quote is directly from the article and it describes how the glide bait works in cool water, and specifically how it works on bass in Texas.  "When I started fishing these baits on

  • Elodea Effects

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    biological control agents. There are many factors to consider before introducing a species to a habitat. First, you must identify the vegetation that needs to be controlled. In this case, Elodea is that vegetation. Grass carp does prefer pondweeds and hydrilla as a food source, but it does eat Elodea. The benefits of using triploid grass carp are many and by far outweigh any negative aspect of introducing them to new water habitat. They are inexpensive, are sterile and will not reproduce, feed only on