Relationships between animals and other organisms...
Interdependence: What it means
In the savanna there are many animals and organisms. Some animals and organisms depend on each other to survive. Here are some examples of a few organisms/animals that need there dependence.
Lion and Gazel
The picture shows a lion eating its prey; a gazel. It will then leave the carcass behind which bacteria will feed on.
For example, take the lion and gazelle. If the lion did not eat the gazelle, the population of the gazelle would increase because it would keep reproducing. If this was not happening not only would there be too many gazelles, but they would eat everything and there would be not enough food for the lions.
Another example is the cheetah and zebra. The zebra is prey to the cheetah. The cheetah eats the zebra for food and the zebra is a common prey to it. If the cheetah did not eat the zebra, then there would be too many zebras around, and also the cheetah would not be getting its daily meal.
But not only do animals have relationships with each other, other organisms and other things do too. If you were to take a animals dead carcass and its remains, there are decomposers such as bacteria that would eat away at the carcass & any left overs of the animal.
See also Animals in the Savanna, African Savanna Animals, Tropical Australian Savanna Animals, Unique Animal Adaptions.
Another example is the cheetah and zebra. The zebra is prey to the cheetah. The cheetah eats the zebra for food and the zebra is a common prey to it. If the cheetah did not eat the zebra, then there would be too many zebras around, and also the cheetah would not be getting its daily meal.
But not only do animals have relationships with each other, other organisms and other things do too. If you were to take a animals dead carcass and its remains, there are decomposers such as bacteria that would eat away at the carcass & any left overs of the animal.
See also Animals in the Savanna, African Savanna Animals, Tropical Australian Savanna Animals, Unique Animal Adaptions.