Interactions and Interdependencies Flashcards

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Ecology

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Ecology: the study of interactions of organisms with one another and with the physical and chemical environment in which they are found.

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Ecologicol interactions

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Biosphere
All the ecosystems together.

Ecosystems
An area where living (biotic) and non-living (abiotic) factors are found and are interdependent on each other. e.g Kruger National Park, Kgalagadi, Bontanical gardens and Gariep dam.

Communities
All living things in one habitat.

Population
A group of individuals of the same species within a community.

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Interdependencies in ecosystems

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Organisms depend on other biotic (living) organisms and abiotic (non-living) factors of their habitat.

These dependencies result in certain relationships, better known as symbiosis.

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Mutualism

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Both parties benefit.

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Commensalism

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One party benefits while the other party neither benefits nor is disadvantaged.

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Parasitism

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One party benefits while the other party is disadvantaged.

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