Question

Rachel is looking at a swamp. She sees sandhill cranes swooping by, algae on a pond, small snails, fungi, and some fish. Explain how the organisms Rachel sees are connected and how they all help the swamp ecosystem thrive.

Answer 1

Answer:

The organisms Rachel see are all inter dependent on one another to survive in the form of a food chain. This relationship helps the swamp ecosystem thrive.

Explanation:

In this swamp ecosystem, the Sandhill crane relies on the fishes for food, Some of the fishes rely on the algae or the snail for food and the snail also rely on the algae for food. This relationship not only serves to nourish the organism above the food chain but serves a general purpose of controlling the ecosystem. The absence of one or more of these organisms, say the algae can offset the ecosystem in a chain reaction that might go as far as affecting the cranes. Also, the absence of algae feeders can lead to an algae boom which might overpower the oxygen concentration in the pond further killing other organisms in the pond that need oxygen for respiration.