B15 - Adaptations, Interdependence And Competition

Question 1

Distribution

Answer 1

Where particular types of organisms are found within an environment.

Question 2

Community

Answer 2

Group of interdependent living organisms in a community

Question 3

Habitat

Answer 3

An area where organisms live

Question 4

Ecosystem

Answer 4

Interacting organisms and their environment (non-living abiotic parts of said environment)

Question 5

Interdependence

Answer 5

When different populations rely on each other

Question 6

Biotic factors

Answer 6

Interaction of living things

Question 7

Abiotic factors

Answer 7

Non-living elements of the environment.

Question 8

Stable community

Answer 8

Communities where hey number of species and the population size stays relatively constant.

Question 9

Organisms require…

Answer 9

Materials from their surroundings and other living organisms to survive and reproduce

Question 10

Community

Answer 10

Within a community, each species depends on other species for food shelter, pollination, seed dispersal, etc. If one species is removed it can affect the whole community.

Question 11

Abiotic factors that may affect communities of organisms include:

Answer 11

• Light intensity
• temperature
• moistness
• soil pH and mineral content
• wind intensity and direction
• Carbon dioxide and oxygen levels

Question 12

Biotic factors that may affect communities of organisms include

Answer 12

• Availability of food
• new predators arriving
• new pathogens
• new competitors