Population Control: Competition, Predation & Symbiosis (Leaving Cert Biology): Quizzes
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What defines a species?
What defines a species?
Organisms capable of interbreeding
Which four factors control population numbers?
Which four factors control population numbers?
Competition, predation, parasitism, symbiosis
What is competition?
What is competition?
Struggle for a resource in short supply
What do plants compete for?
What do plants compete for?
Light, space, and water
What is interspecific competition?
What is interspecific competition?
Competition between different species
What characterises contest competition?
What characterises contest competition?
Active struggle with one winner, one loser
What happens in scramble competition?
What happens in scramble competition?
All competing organisms get some resource
What is predation?
What is predation?
Catching, killing & eating another organism
Which adaptation helps a fox as a predator?
Which adaptation helps a fox as a predator?
Coat provides camouflage
How are rabbits adapted as prey?
How are rabbits adapted as prey?
Long ears to hear predators
In a predator-prey graph, what is always true?
In a predator-prey graph, what is always true?
Predator follows prey; prey peak higher
What is an interdependent relationship?
What is an interdependent relationship?
Species rely on each other for survival
What is parasitism?
What is parasitism?
One species gains, the other loses
What is mutualism?
What is mutualism?
Both organisms benefit