Respuesta :
Answer:
Streams can be found in Palm Beach County and include the Miami river.
Explanation:
Florida's rivers are characterized by their acidity and their rapidness of the river, from moderate to swift.
Average amount of water: 14,300 million gallons
Unique characteristics: they provide shelter for many animals during the winter
3 common producers:
1. Black bear - wolves
2. Alligator - raccoons eat small ones
3. Algae - zooplankton
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6 common consumers:
1. blues whales
- prey on krill, Gulfs as shelter, niche: temperate seas
2. manatees
- herbivores, eat floating vegetations and turtle grass, warm water springs, niche: natural areas for winter refugees
3. shrimps
- prey on clams and snails, built shelter in sponges located on muddy, sandy places, niche: water floor
4. barracuda fish
- prey on fishes like small tunas, shelter is mainly sea, niche is water that is salty
5. crocodiles
- insects, fish, frogs, shelter: mound nest, niche: warm environment
6. lobster
- fish and crabs, shelter: rock and gravel with algae on top of it, niche: rocky waters
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Scavenger: opossums are helpful because they eat unpleasant insects
mutualism: alligator and birds, teeth cleaned alligator, bird gets food from teeth
parasitism: lichen, on surface of algae
commensalism: bird flies in alligator mouth, decomposer break down prey when done
Endangered: shortnose sturgeon and piping plover
Food chain:
grass eaten by grasshopper, eaten by frog, eaten by snake, eaten by raccoons, eaten by alligator
Competition between species:
need the same food which is limited in supply of resources. Animals also need good living conditions.