Population Interactions and Interdependence
Virginia SOL LS.6
Investigate and understand interactions and interdependence among populations in biological communities.
What students need to be able to do
- Describe relationships between predators and prey and how these relationships are modeled in food webs.
- Explain how the availability and use of resources may lead to competition and cooperation.
- Describe how symbiotic relationships support the survival of different species.
- Explain how the niche of each organism supports survival.