Ahhhhh, breathe in the
pure oxygen released by your ELODEA.
Oh,
don’t have an aquarium with its green leaves swirling in the water for your
fish – which are frantically trying to hide behind it from the pesky kid who
keeps tapping the glass?
No
matter – just head out to your nearest swamp to get the same effect on steroids
(so to speak). Wellllll not exactly …
ELODEA – n.
a swamp; any of a genus of submerged water plants of the frog’s-bit family
w/whorls of short grass-like leaves – often used in aquariums as it releases
large amounts of oxygen.
Have
any grade-schoolers at home? Elodea
is great for science experiments, too! Create a laboratory demonstration and document its
cellular activities. A+!
However,
there’s a dark side to the innocently swaying greenery …
