24.2 competition

Question 1

what is interspecific competition

Answer 1

competition between different species

Question 2

what does interspecific competition result in

Answer 2

• reduction of the resource available to both populations
• less food = less energy for growth and reproduction = smaller populations
• less adapted species get outcompeted
• competitive exclusion principle

Question 3

what is the competitive exclusion principle

Answer 3

two species compete for limited resources and the one that uses resources more effectively will eliminate the other

Question 4

what is intraspecific competition

Answer 4

competition between members of the same species

Question 5

what does intraspecific competition result in

Answer 5

1. plentiful resource so all organisms have enough to survive = population increases
2. more individuals so resources become limited = population decreases
3. smaller population = less competition = population increases