Combined Science GCSE
Predator–prey relationships
What Predator–prey relationships means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Predator–prey relationships
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A relationship in which a predator eats other organisms, transferring energy from prey to predator and reducing the number of prey.
Topics that use Predator–prey relationships
- Biotic factors (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Competition for resources between species
- Effects of introduced species
- Interdependence and food webs
- Interdependence of organisms in a community
- Pathogens and disease in populations
- Population cycles and limiting factors
- Predation and its effect on prey populations
- Biotic factor
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