READ EACH STATEMENT, TYPE YOUR ANSWER IN EACH TEXT BOX. Two food chains from a swamp food web are shown.
water plants —> crayfish —> raccoon —> alligator

orchid —> mosquito —> frog —> alligator

Describe three ways in which the alligator gets matter in this ecosystem. Only one of the scourges can be through food.

Describe how the water plants and orchids obtain and release matter into the air.

Explain the necessity of a decomposer to add to the health of this ecosystem.