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Biotic factors. Forms of interaction between organisms

11-grade · Chapter: General biological laws at the ecosystem level

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Biotic factors and how interactions are labelled
Beneficial links: symbiosis and commensalism
Competition and Gause's principle
Predation, parasitism and allelopathy

Key terms

Biotic factor
Symbiosis (mutualism)
Mycorrhiza
Nodule bacteria
Protocooperation
Commensalism
Amensalism
Competition
Gause's principle
Ecological niche
Predation
Allelopathy

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