B2 Interdependence

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  • Created on: 23-11-15 21:15
An ecological niche describes...
The habitat that an organism lives in and its role in the habitat
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Organisms that share similar niches are more likely to compete as...
They require similar resources
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Interspecific competition is between...
Organisms of different species
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Intraspecific competition is between...
Organisms of the same species
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Why is intraspecific competition more significant?
Because the organisms share more similarities and so need same resources
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Cycle of the population of predator and prey..
Population of prey increases -> Population of predators increase -> Number of prey decreases -> Predators starve and population decreases ->
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Why are the predator-prey cycles always out of phase with each other?
It takes time for one population to respond to changes in the other population, e.g. takes time to reproduce
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What do parasites do?
They feed on or in another living organism (the host) which suffers as a result of the relationship
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Two other parasites are...
1) Fleas 2) Tapeworm (feeds on digestive system of various animals)
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What is mutualism?
When both organisms benefit as a result of their relationship
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Example of mutualism...
Insects and flowers...Insects receive sugary nectar from flower and insects help with pollination for flowers
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Example of mutualism...
Cleaner fish (coral reefs) and larger fish...Coral reef gain food and larger fish get parasites removed from them
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They require similar resources

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Organisms that share similar niches are more likely to compete as...

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Organisms of different species

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Organisms of the same species

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Because the organisms share more similarities and so need same resources

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