Combined Science GCSE
Interdependence and food webs
What Interdependence and food webs means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Interdependence and food webs
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The way species affect each other, so that a change such as reduced prey numbers can affect other species, for example plants that the prey used to eat may grow more.
Topics that use Interdependence and food webs
- Biotic factors (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Competition for resources between species
- Effects of introduced species
- Interdependence of organisms in a community
- Pathogens and disease in populations
- Population cycles and limiting factors
- Predation and its effect on prey populations
- Predator–prey relationships
- Biotic factor
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