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Ecology 101

Question 2 • TX-Environmental Systems A-CR

Justify why the predator/prey relationship is a community level interaction.

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The predator/prey relationship is an interaction between two different species, so the organism, species and population levels are too low. The ecosystem and higher levels of organization deal with the interaction between biotic and abiotic factors, especially climate, but predation is a wholly biotic activity. The community level, meanwhile, specifically deals with interactions between members of different species.

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