The Everglades The Everglades is a unique wetland ecosystem on the margin of the tropics. Its slow flow of water supports grasslands, thick forests, and a diverse group of animal, fish, and bird. The Everglades originated between 8000 to 10,000 years ago at the end of the most recent of the ice age. The melting of the glaciers caused the sea levels to rise and form a low-lying basin into a swamp. The climate of the Everglades …showed first 75 words of 592 total…

…showed last 75 words of 592 total…feed on plants and vegetation. Mosquitoes drink the blood of humans, reptiles, and mammals. It takes 1000+ insects to feed the creatures of this ecosystem and 100 fish to feed the higher creatures of the ecosystem and 10 birds to feed the carnivores of this ecosystem. There are much more organisms needed at the lower levels because the organisms are usually smaller and the higher the bigger so the higher need more and have more capacity for food.