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Pond scum is composed of algae; it does not eat, it grows by means of photosynthesis.
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How does pond scum eat?
Pond scum consists of algae. Algae is an autotroph, meaning they do not need to eat. Instead, they produce food internally from carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight using photosynthesis.Pond scum is a algae, a plant. It needs sunlight. If you want to not have pond scum, you need to aerate the water. Avoid plant fertilizers as they will just make the pond scum grow faster.
What are the release dates for Pond Scum - 2014?
Pond Scum - 2014 was released on: USA: 2014
Can yeast eat pond scum?
In short, no. The type of yeasts used in brewing and baking need carbohydrates (sugars) as food. Yeast cells are much the same size as pond scum (algae) cells and have no way of ingesting them.
What animals eat pond weed?
You mean the green scum on top, spyrogyra? It photosynthesizes sunlight.
What is the specific name of the protist that you call pond scum?
Pond scum is green algae of the phylum chlorophyta of the protista kingdom.
Are kelp seaweed algae and pond scum all the same thing?
No. Seaweed is actually good for a pond, but pond scum (most of the time) isn't
How does pond scum move?
with its face
What did leeuwenhoek saw in pond scum?
organisms
Is pond scum a protist?
Classification of natural species is pretty confusing and sometimes arbitrary. The rules originally used have in some cases been shown to overlap and refute themselves. Also, the term pond scum, can be ambiguous. Sometimes cyanobacteria are called pond scum. They belong to the Kingdom Monera. Other times you may have different types of algae called pond scum, those are indeed classified as protists. So I would say that some kinds of pond scum are protists, and some are bacteria.
Who discovered protests in pond scum?
Robert Hooke
Are pond pumps the best thing to get rid of our pond scum?
Yes, a pond pump would be a great way to keep the scum down. The pump basically works similarly to a pool filter, and will clear away dust, debris, and garbage.
How do you remove scum from your pond?
uh u drink it, stupid dump
