Question

Ecologists have come together for a meeting to determine the indirect and direct interactions between species that live in the habitat of a local pond. The feeding relationships were listed as: 1. Fish feed on larval dragonflies. 2. Adult dragonflies feed on bees. 3. Bees pollinate the terrestrial flowering plants.

Answer 1

Interactions

Step-by-step explanation:

1) Direct interaction: A direct interaction deals with the direct impact of one individual on another when not mediated or transmitted through a third individual

Direct interactions in the given habitat are:

• Bee and dragonfly
• Dragonfly and fish
• Terrestrial flowering plant and bee

2) Indirect interaction: An indirect interaction is the impact of one organism or species on another that is mediated or transmitted by a third

Indirect interactions in the given habitat are:

• Bee and fish
• Dragonfly and terrestrial plant
• Terrestrial flowering plant and fish