Biodiversity 1.2

Question 1

What is interdependence?

Answer 1

Interdependence refers to the fact that no species can survive by themselves. Every species is dependent on many other species in it’s environment.

Question 2

What is the definition of Interspecific competition?

Answer 2

Interspecific competition is the competition between organisms of a different species.

Question 3

What is the definition of Intraspecific competition?

Answer 3

Intraspecific competition between organisms of the same species.

Question 4

What are the types of interdependence?

Answer 4

Symbiotic Relationship - a close relationship between two species in which one benefits
Commensalism - one organism benefits but the other does not.
Mutualism - both organisms benefit
Parasitism - one organism (the parasite) gains, while the other (the host) suffers.

Question 5

What is mimicry?

Answer 5

Mimicry refers to a similarity of one species to another, which protects one or both.
This similarity can be in appearance, behavior, sound, scent or location.
Mimics are often found in the same areas as their models.

Question 6

What is a niche?

Answer 6

A niche is a role an organism plays in the environment.
What it eats and what eats it
Where it lives
Where it goes
It’s effect on other organisms in its’ community.

Question 7

What is resource partitioning?

Answer 7

Resource partitioning, is when organisms divide the resources amongst themselves.