Freshwater Communities & Lentic Waters – Quiz

1. The temperature changes in the water are more gradual, particularly so in more vast areas of water.

2. Sunlight striking the body of water will, over time, create a temperature difference between the surface and the basin.

3. Light and temperatures leads to stratification of lakes.

4. The upper layer of the freshwater is called epilimnion.

5. The hypolimnion receives less heat from the sun and therefore is colder than epilimnion.