Interdependence
What Interdependence means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA, OCR.
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Reference: AQA
Species in a community are linked by feeding and other dependencies, so a change in one population can change others.
Each species in a community depends on other species for food, shelter, pollination, seed dispersal and other needs.
The reliance of species within a community upon one another for survival, food, pollination, and shelter.
A two-way feedback loop in which physical and mental health influence each other.
The dependence of organisms within a community on one another for survival.
Topics that use Interdependence
- Communities (AQA GCSE)
- Health issues (AQA GCSE)
- Ecosystems (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- competition
- mutualism
- parasitism
- Transpiration
- abiotic and biotic components
- Abiotic component
- abiotic factors
- Adaptation to environmental conditions
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