E.+Michael

I have a mom named Janet and a dad named Chuck. I have two brothers and one sister. My older brothers name is Ryan he goes to college at COTC. I have a older sister name Kimberly she is a senior in high school. I have a little brother his name is Jared he is in fifth grade. I have a dog named Daisy she is a Beagle dog. My favorite color is Purple. My favorite college basketball team is Ohio State. My favorite player is Evan Turner. My friends are Cora Sumer Brianna Keeley Baylee Amanda L Kyra Matt L Zach and Destiny. Well that is about all.**
 * ​​​​** **Hi my name is Erika Michael.


 * [[image:http://www.cichlidae.com/gallery/pic_show.php?id=37 width="550" height="380" caption="Cynotilapia afra"]] ||
 * //Cynotilapia afra// in the beautiful 2000 liters Malawian aquarium of Giorgio Melandri in Faenza, Italia. //Photo by Juan Miguel Artigas Azas//. ||
 * ​I like this animal because it look really cool.

PLANTS ** ​
 * **Lakes have more open water because most plant growth is limited to shallow areas along the shorelines.**
 * **Plants in freshwater adjust to low salt content.**
 * **Most nutrients that support life is washed in from the land.**
 * **Plants that can survive and thrive in wet, marshy areas or that live in and on top of water are called aquatic or hydrophytic plants.**

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 * ANIMALS **


 * **Some animals live in the low-oxygen water some animals live at the surface of the water (like** **alligators****,** **caiman****, ** **nutria** **, etc.), some animals live above the water (like birds, insects, frogs, etc.), and other animals live in the spongy areas of land surrounding the swamp (like raccoons, deer, earthworms, etc.).**
 * ** The vegetation and animals living in the littoral zone are food for other creatures. **
 * ** Streams contain organisms that are not as well adapted to swiftly flowing water. **
 * ** Organisms found in the water, sunlit waters of the shorelines often are similar to those found in ponds . **


 * CLIMATE **


 * ** Flowing freshwater environments vary from small, gurgling brooks to large, slow moving rivers. **
 * ​** Naturally fast flowing streams usually have clearer water and higher oxygen content than slow flowing streams. **
 * ** As the water tumbles and splashes air from the atmosphere mixes in. **
 * ** In areas where the water movement slows, such as in pools of streams or in large rivers, debris settles to the bottom. **