Unit 1 - Interdependence of Organisms

Vocabulary flashcards based on Unit 1 notes covering interdependence of organisms, species interactions, and environmental factors.

Organism

A living thing.

Interdependence

Needing other things; usually about how organisms need each other to survive.

Interspecies interactions

Interactions between 2 or more species.

Intraspecies interactions

Interactions between 2 or more members of the same species.

Interactions with other living things

Interactions involving food, reproduction, protection, or competition.

Non-living factors in the environment

Water, shelter, climate, amount/presence of oxygen or carbon dioxide, light, land, altitude, soil type, and geography.

Interaction benefit requirement

The rule that all interactions MUST have a benefit to at least 1, if not both, species.

Survival condition for living things

A living thing can survive if their interactions are positive or neutral.