Competition

Question 1

why do animals compete for resources?

Answer 1

To survive and reproduce

Question 2

what do plants compete for ?

Answer 2

light, space, water and mineral ions

Question 3

what do animals compete for?

Answer 3

space, food and a mate

Question 4

What is interdependence?

Answer 4

-This describes how organisms in a community depend on other organisms for vital services e.g. food, pollination or seed dispersal
-any major changes in the ecosystem such as one species being removed can have far- reaching effects

Question 5

what is a stable community?

Answer 5

-A community where all biotic and abiotic factors are in balance
-As a result the population sizes remain fairly constant

Question 6

what are some examples of a stable community?

Answer 6

rainforest, oaklands and coral reefs

Question 7

What is an ecosystem?

Answer 7

the interaction of a community of living organisms (biotic) with non living (abiotic) parts of their enviornment

Question 8

What is a habitat?

Answer 8

the place where an organism lives

Question 9

What is population?

Answer 9

all the organisms of one species living in habitat

Question 10

What is a community?

Answer 10

the populations of different species living in a habitat