niches
a niche is the role and position a species has in its environment and how it interacts with the environment.
canada geeseThe goose is a very popular organism in our ecosystem. It spend most of its time swimming in the water. They drink water from the pond and eat aquatic plants that are found in the water. Aside from the resting in marshy areas, geese also mate and migrate. Moreover, these birds also
go through a phase called molting, which is when adult geese lose their wing feathers and cannot fly. This typically happens in early June and seriously affects geese, because during this time, they must be near water to easily escape predators. |
little black antsThere were many ant hills throughout this ecosystem. Each hill is created by a single colony of ants. Most of the ants are
female workers who cannot reproduce. They work to protect the queen, who is the only one who can lay eggs. They dig the soil to create different pathways, which the ants then use to take care of the young. In addition, their digging also improves the condition of the soil. Furthermore, ants are mainly seen as scavengers because they feed on dead insects and other decaying matter. |
ChipmunksOne of the organisms that kept popping up at Flat Rock Brook was the chipmunks. It was difficult to tell apart the chipmunk from the tree branches and the leaves on the ground because their fur. It helped them to camouflage with their surroundings. They are also very fast, which made it even more difficult to see them. Chipmunks are known to be fast because they are busy darting away from any possible prey. One of their niches is that they are spreaders. They gather seeds and berries. Sometimes, while they do so, they drop a few along their way. The seeds that were left behind eventually grow into new plants that will bear new seeds and berries.
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