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Interdependence Flashcards

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Food security

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availability of food and the ability to obtain it

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Yield

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amount of useful product

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Pesticide

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chemical applied to crops to destroy pests that damage crops

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Monoculture

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When a single crop is grown in a large field

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Niche

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Role of an organism in its ecosystem

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Symbiosis

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When both organisms in a dependent relationship benefit

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Commensalism

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type of symbiosis where one organism benefits and the other does not

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Mutualism

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type of symbiosis where both organisms benefit

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Parasitism

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type of symbiosis where one organism benefits but the other is harmed

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competition

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Struggle between different organisms for survival

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endangered

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When there are so few of a species left that it could disappear altogether

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biodiversity

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The range of different organisms within an ecosystem

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Extinct

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when a species of an organism has died out

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Vulnerable

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when the number of species drops very low

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Captive breeding

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when animals are bred in zoos and wildlife reserves to try to conserve species

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Fertiliser

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a chemical put on soil to increase soil fertility and allow better growth of plants

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Insecticide

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Chemical applied to crops to destroy insects that damage crops

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Toxin

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A substance that damages a living organism

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Boiaccumulation

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increase in the concentration of a chemical as it is passed from one organism to another up a food chain

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Specialist

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Organisms with a narrow niche

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Generalist

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Organism with a broad niche

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Resource partitioning

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when species with similar needs use resources in slightly different ways

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Co-exist

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different species of the same organism living successfully in the same community

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Variation

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The range or characteristics across individuals of the same group

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