Interdependence
What Interdependence means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel.
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Reference: AQA
The tightly linked relationship between living and non-living elements, which is fragile because a slight change in moisture can trigger rapid blooming or severe population decline.
Every ecosystem relies on the complex interaction between biotic and abiotic components, so a change in one component directly impacts the survival of plants and animals.
The state in which components are highly reliant on one another, so that changing just one element can have a profound impact on the entire ecosystem.
The complex way climate, water, soils, plants and animals interact within the ecosystem, so that changes to one component severely impact the others.
The mutual reliance between two or more components of an ecosystem (e.g., plants relying on soil nutrients, animals relying on plants).
The mutual reliance between two or more components of an ecosystem (e.g., plants relying on climate, animals relying on plants).
Topics that use Interdependence
- Ecosystems (AQA GCSE)
- Hot deserts (AQA GCSE)
- Tropical rainforests (AQA GCSE)
- Deciduous woodlands show a range of distinguishing features (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Tropical rainforests show a range of distinguishing features (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Adaptation
- Biodiversity
- Biomass
- Climate change
- Nutrient cycling
- Soil erosion
- Stratification
- Abiotic components
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