I think the process is hydrolysis which would be a chemical reaction.
Well the niche of a squirrel mostly depends on the niche of a temperate rainforest.The trees need water and sunlight to make a nut.Then the squirrel finds the nut and stores it for the winter
Electron transport trains create a concentration gradient of hydrogen ions outside the mitochondria and fewer inside the mitochondria and creates energy(ATP) by diffusing the hydrogen ions back in