Difference between revisions of "Competition (Biology)"

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Competition is when different organisms within a community or population are seeking the same limited resource.

Competition happens because there is not enough of a resource to keep all of the organisms within a community or population alive.

When organisms compete for the same resource some will lose and others will win. This is referred to as survival of the fittest.

Competition drives the process of natural selection.

Most animals within a population compete for limited food supplies.

Plants may compete for light for photosynthesis by growing taller and with a wider coverage of leaves than other plants.

Plants compete for water and minerals so they grow deep and broad roots to collect as much as possible.

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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.