Interdependence Key Words.

Question 1

Yield.

Answer 1

The amount of useful product.

Question 2

Specialist.

Answer 2

Organisms with a narrow niche.

Question 3

Generalist.

Answer 3

Organisms with a broad niche.

Question 4

Monoculture.

Answer 4

When a single crop is grown on a large field.

Question 5

Niche.

Answer 5

The role of an organism in its ecosystem.

Question 6

Biodiversity.

Answer 6

The range of different organisms within an ecosystem.

Question 7

Extinct.

Answer 7

When a species of organism has died out.

Question 8

Vulnerable.

Answer 8

When the number of a species drops very low.

Question 9

Toxin.

Answer 9

A substance that damages a living organism.

Question 10

Food Security.

Answer 10

The availability of food and the ability to obtain it.

Question 11

Mutualism.

Answer 11

A type of symbiosis where both organisms benefit.

Question 12

Parasitism.

Answer 12

The type of symbiosis in which one organism benefits while the other is harmed.

Question 13

Symbiosis.

Answer 13

When both organisms in a dependent relationship benefit.

Question 14

Commensalism.

Answer 14

The type of symbiosis in which one organism benefits while the other does not.

Question 15

Pesticide.

Answer 15

Chemical applied to crops to destroy pests that damage crops.

Question 16

Competition.

Answer 16

The struggle between organisms for survival.

Question 17

Insecticide.

Answer 17

Chemical applied to crops to destroys insects that damage crops.

Question 18

Endangered.

Answer 18

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

Question 19

Variation.

Answer 19

The range of characteristics across individuals of the same group.

Question 20

Resource Partitioning.

Answer 20

When species with similar needs use resources in slightly different ways.

Question 21

Bioaccumulation.

Answer 21

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

Question 22

Captive Breeding.

Answer 22

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