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You are excited!You have seen shows on the nature channel about the everglades, but now you can see them up close.The Florida everglades boat adventure tour is going to be great.Alligators, snakes, and even bears live there.Since you were a child, you've had a fascination with these animals and now you can see them up close.How will these animals act?What kind of food do they eat?There is a food web in the swamplands.
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Wetlands can be found on every continent except Antarctica.Wherever there are low lying areas of land, you can find a swamp.Swamps have a variety of plants and animals because they are both in the same place.
There are many ways in which swamp organisms can live in this habitat.Some trees have very wide bases to keep them from falling over in the wet soil, and animals can camouflage to hide.The swamp is rich in life and diversity.
A food chain is a diagram of the feeding relationships between organisms.A food chain shows what they eat.A food chain only shows the feeding relationship of a few organisms in a straight line pattern, so it doesn't give a good overall account of what happens.A food web is a combination of food chains.A food web gives a better view of feeding relationships.
Producers in a swamp include cabbage palm, pond cypress, and Spanish moss.Like the snail, crane, swamp rabbit, and beaver, herbivores live alongside omnivores.The water moccasin, panther, Bobcat, and the alligator are some of the predatory animals.
The swamp food web has arrows pointing in the direction of energy flow.Bladderwort is eaten by fish and turtles.The fish is eaten by two animals.The mosquito and the frog are eaten by the alligator.The arrows show multiple feeding relationships in a food web.A better idea of how organisms are interacting in the environment is given by this.
A swamp is a low-lying area with fresh or salt water.There are a variety of organisms present in the swamp.
A food chain is a diagram of the feeding relationships between organisms.A food web is a combination of food chains.A food web gives a better view of feeding relationships.
Plant eaters, omnivores, and meat eaters are included in the food web.Black bears and panthers are examples of organisms in the swamp.
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