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Five P©ndKmga©msWhen you scoop up a jar ofpond water, you scoop upliving things too. Some might looklike see-through tubes. Some mighthave 10 legs. Some might look liketiny, darting dots. Some mightmove by wiggling a whiplike tail. Apond creature's body parts, shape,and behavior help it survive in itswatery world.If you're lucky, your jar of pondwater will contain members of allfive kingdoms of living things:• animals (such as insectsand tadpoles)• plants (such as duckweed)• fungi (such as slime molds)• protists (such as amoebas,paramecia, microscopic algae)• monerans (bacteria).Many of these creatures are toosmall to see, but all play animportant part in the cycle of lifeof a pond.L©©kmgat LiteTo get a look at life in a pond,find a grownup who can helpyou stay safe OEBORAH ROSEaroundwater. Thenput on oldshoes orboots. Takeyour grownupand abucket to theedge of apond. Scoopup some water with the bucket.Scoop through the weeds so youcan catch creatures that live theretoo. Take your water to a welllightedplace where you canstudy it.Look in your bucket. Then
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