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 …
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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 …