Different plants and animals are adapted to

Stable when population size remains

different habitats. If habitat conditions change
constant. This happens when
rapidly, organisms may be unable to adapt to the
organisms and environmental factors
changes and die. Competition- there is
Non-living competition for food,
are balanced
factors resources, mates and space.
Light intensity, temperature, Competition promotes Removing species
humidity, soil pH, wind, salinity, evolution and natural leads to imbalance
CO2/O2 levels etc. Abiotic factors selection
If one species is removed it
can affect other species in
Biotic and abiotic the community
factors interact in an
ecosystem Communities
Interdependence - different
species depend on each other e.g.
Predation - organisms which
have lots of predators are 7.1 ADAPTATIONS, INTERDEPENDENCE for food, shelter, or to spread
seeds
more likely to be killed AND COMPETITION
Extremophiles are
adapted to live in
Competition between species - not extreme environments
enough resources for all, results in
Biotic factors death of weaker organisms
Disease - reduces population Adaptations
size by killing organisms. In
densely populated areas, Food availability - a large amount of Organisms adapt to
disease can spread quickly food means that organisms can breed Adaptations can
be structural, new conditions
so a large proportion of the Living more successfully. Food shortages
behavioural or through evolution and
population is killed. lead to a high death rate which results
factors in a slow or negative population functional natural selection
growth.
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