Pond habitat plants and animals

Most _________________ plants have no roots. They float on the water to get the sunlight they need.

• duckweed

• iris

• crypress trees

An _________________ roots dig into the pond’s bottom. Its leaves are above water to get sunlight.

• duckweek

• iris

• thalia

A _________________ starts its life in the water, but lives on land as an adult. It eats flying insects.

• sunfish

• tadpole

• dragonfly

A _________________uses gills to take in oxygen. It eats plants and animals.

• crab

• crayfish

• coral

A _________________ lives in shallow water. It has gills and eats small animals.

• sea urchin

• catfish

• sunfish

A _________________ is one stage in a frog’s life. It has gills and eats plants and insects.

• tadpole

• sunfish

• crayfish