3)Predator Prey Relationships

Question 1

Predators?

Answer 1

1) regulating abundance and distribution of prey species
2) keep prey population genetically fit
3) provides vital food source for scavengers
4) increases biodiversity by preventing a single species from becoming dominant

Question 2

Relationships ?

Answer 2

1) Ladybird and Aphid
2) Lion and Zebra
3) Shark and fish

Question 3

How food webs impact on populations ?

Answer 3

Food web = interconnected set of all food chains in an ecosystem

Removal of predators = collapse

Question 4

Competition ?

Answer 4

Interspecific and intraspecific

Question 5

Intraspecific ?

Answer 5

Between same species

-for mates and resources

Question 6

Interspecific?

Answer 6

Different species

-More adapted will survive