Question

What are examples of lotic water?
A. Streams, river, and springs
B. River, lake, and ponds
C. Swamps and lakes
D. Lakes and ponds

Answer 1

Hint: The lotic water is a classification of the freshwater bodies on the basis of the flow of the water. The lotic water is composed of flowing water bodies. The water of these types of water bodies does not stay in one place but it rather moves or flows from one place to another.

Complete answer: The lotic water or the lotic ecosystem is also known as the riverine ecosystem. It consists of those freshwater bodies, in which the water is moving and flows from one point to another. Hence, a lotic ecosystem is a body of flowing water.
Let us now analyze all the options one by one.
-In the first option, we are given streams, rivers, and springs. Streams, rivers, and springs are all flowing bodies of water. Hence, these are all examples of lotic water.
-In the second option, we are given rivers, lakes, and ponds. A river is a flowing body of water. Lakes and ponds are still bodies of water. Hence, the river is an example of lotic water and the lake and ponds are examples of lentic water.
-In the third option, we are given swamps and lakes. Swamps and lakes are both still bodies of water. Hence, these are both examples of lentic water.
-In the fourth option, we are given lakes and ponds. Lakes and ponds are both still bodies of water. Hence, these are both examples of lentic water. From the above information, we can conclude that the streams, rivers, and springs are examples of lotic water.
Hence, the correct answer is option (A).

Note: The freshwater bodies or the freshwater ecosystem is classified into two classes on the basis of the flow of the water. There two classes are lentic and lotic water. Lentic water is also known as the lacustrine ecosystem or the still water ecosystem. It consists of those freshwater bodies, in which the water is still and does not flow. Hence, a lentic ecosystem is a body of standing water. Lotic water consists of those freshwater bodies, in which the water is moving and flows from one point to another.