Competition

Question 1

What is competition?

Answer 1

• when two or more individuals compete for the same resources that are in short supply

Question 2

What resources to individuals compete over?

Answer 2

• light
• space
• water
• food
• shelter

Question 3

What are the types of competition?

Answer 3

• intraspecific competition
• interspecific competition

Question 4

Between whom does intraspecific competition occur?

Answer 4

• between individuals of the same species

Question 5

What does intraspecific competition include?

Answer 5

• competition for mates as well as basic resources

Question 6

Why is intraspecific competition more intense than interspecific competition?

Answer 6

• because members of the same species have similar habitats and resource requirements

Question 7

Between whom does interspecific competition occur?

Answer 7

• between individuals of different species where the niches in a habitat are very similar