Biotic Factors (OCR GCSE Biology A (Gateway Science Suite)): Quizzes
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What are biotic factors?
What are biotic factors?
Living components of an ecosystem
What do biotic factors influence in organisms?
What do biotic factors influence in organisms?
Survival, reproduction, and distribution
What happens to population when food is plentiful?
What happens to population when food is plentiful?
Population increases
What effect does a shortage of food have on populations?
What effect does a shortage of food have on populations?
Causes populations to decline
What impact can new predators have on prey species?
What impact can new predators have on prey species?
Reduce population, possibly to extinction
What are pathogens?
What are pathogens?
Disease-causing organisms
Why can new pathogens rapidly spread through a population?
Why can new pathogens rapidly spread through a population?
Population has no immunity or resistance
What resources do organisms compete for?
What resources do organisms compete for?
Food, water, or territory
What happens when one species is better adapted than another?
What happens when one species is better adapted than another?
It will outcompete the less adapted species
What can competition lead to for less adapted species?
What can competition lead to for less adapted species?
Inability to reproduce and local extinction