Question

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 1

Duckweed can outcompete submerged plants for light, and the submerged

plant populations can decrease.

Step-by-step explanation:

Duckweed will form clusters of leaves and hence will exist as floating mats. As a result, they will be able to get more sunlight from the sun and as the submerged plants will be lower, they will not get enough light. As a result, the submerged plant population will begin to decline. This will occur because they will not get sunlight to carry out the process of photosynthesis and could not be able to make their food.