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What are the two main types of biotic factors that affect the survival and distribution of an organism?
What are the two main types of biotic factors that affect the survival and distribution of an organism?
Intraspecific interactions and interspecific interactions
Define predation in the context of living organisms.
Define predation in the context of living organisms.
Predation is the consumption of one living or recently killed organism (prey) by another (predator).
What is symbiosis and how is nutrition usually involved in it?
What is symbiosis and how is nutrition usually involved in it?
Symbiosis is the living together, in close association, of two or more organisms of different species. Nutrition is usually involved.
What is mutualism in the context of symbiotic relationships?
What is mutualism in the context of symbiotic relationships?
How have humans become a predominant biotic influence on the distribution and success of other species?
How have humans become a predominant biotic influence on the distribution and success of other species?
Give an example of mutualism involving a clown fish and a sea anemone.
Give an example of mutualism involving a clown fish and a sea anemone.
Explain the concept of commensalism with an example.
Explain the concept of commensalism with an example.
Define parasitism and provide an example of a parasite-host relationship.
Define parasitism and provide an example of a parasite-host relationship.
Differentiate between intraspecific and interspecific competition.
Differentiate between intraspecific and interspecific competition.
What does an organism's ecological niche include?
What does an organism's ecological niche include?
