Sometimes if the like is shallow enough the lake can grow plants at the bottom. If the lake where the plant is, is rather deep, then the sunlight can't reach the plant and plants need sunlight for growth and agriculture.
In my opinoin it is a stron vortex and vortexes pull in the things that are in their way so it gets destroyed. So i hope this helps.
Just to be close to the water because of the desert-like climate.
The best answer for this question is: "Lakes are recharged by precipitation".
By process of elimination, the first choice is wrong because some lakes can be salt water lakes. The third is also wrong because lakes are found in various parts of the world. Also, the fourth is wrong because lakes make up a smaller portion of the Earth's freshwater. The only logical and true answer is the second one because bodies of water are replenished by precipitation or rain.
It can change the ecosystem and it will erode the coasts. The water takes what it wants.