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: '''Competition''' happens because there is not enough of a resource to keep all of the [[organism]]s within a [[Biological Community|community]] or [[population]] [[alive]].
: When [[organism]]s '''compete''' for the same resource some will lose and others will win. This is referred to as [[Survival of the Fittest|survival of the fittest]].
: '''Competition''' drives the process of [[Natural Selection|natural selection]].
===Competition between Animals===
: Most [[animal]]s within a [[population]] '''compete''' for limited food supplies.
===Competition between Plants===
: [[Plant]]s may '''compete''' for [[light]] for [[photosynthesis]] by growing taller and with a wider coverage of [[leaf|leaves]] than other [[plant]]s.
: [[Plant]]s '''compete''' for [[water]] and [[mineral]]s so they grow deep and broad [[root]]s to collect as much as possible.