Lakes  are standing bodes of water; smaller
   ones are called ponds.
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<lI> Oligotrophic lakes are nutrient-poor and oxygen-rich.
<lI> Eutrophic lakes are nutrient rich and often depleted of oxygen.
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   Rooted  and  floating  aquatic  plants  live in the littoral zone, the
   shallow waters close to shore.