Interdependence (Biology)
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Key Stage 4
Meaning
Interdependence is the relationships between different species in a community in which changes to one population will cause a change to another population.
About Interdependence
- Interdependence can be a result of a complex food web. For example a population of a plant species may be reliant on a population of predators keeping the numbers of primary consumers low.
- Interdependence can be a result of one species relying on another species to keep the number of parasites low or spread a useful mutualist.
- Interdependence can also be the result of certain animal species being responsible for spreading the pollen or seeds of a plant.
References
AQA
- Interdependence, page 106, GCSE Biology; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA
- Interdependence, page 255, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy; Biology, CGP, AQA
- Interdependence, page 315, GCSE Biology, CGP, AQA
- Interdependence, page 83, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA
- Interdependence, pages 238-9, GCSE Biology, Hodder, AQA
- Interdependence, pages 77, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 2, Hodder, AQA