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Ch – 22 Living
Organisms and Their Interdependen ce
Academic Year: 2021-2022
•Simi Jino •simimol.jino@udgamschool.com Characteristics of Living things: Interdependence of plants and animals: Nutritional Interdependence: Carbon dioxide and Oxygen Interdependence: Interdependence in Pollination: Interdependence in Dispersal of Seeds and Fruits:
Squirrels hide seeds and nuts in the ground which result
in growing new plants. Interdependence in Relation to Aeration and Nutrition:
When earthworms move about in soil, burrows
are formed. These burrows make the soil airy, enabling the plants to grow more rapidly.
Decaying leaves are eaten by the earthworm and
its faecal matter adds minerals and humus to the soil which increases the productivity of the soil. Interdependence for Shelter and defence:
Many insects like beetle, wasps, moth etc. protect their
offsprings by depositing eggs on plant parts. Beetles live within leaf-tents during daytime.
Ants build their colonies in underground stems
and hollows of the trees. Birds build their nests high up in the trees to be safe from the attack of predators. Symbiosis: Symbiosis means a situation when two or more organisms live together and benefit mutually by their association.