Biology GCSE
Interdependence and food supply
What Interdependence and food supply means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Interdependence and food supply
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The link by which prey give predators more food, and a fall in prey reduces food for predators, so predator numbers fall.
Topics that use Interdependence and food supply
- Levels of organisation (AQA GCSE)
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- food web
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