EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Animals have evolved to have an innate or natural drive to reproduce, and this competition often results in fights. This is seen each year when animals like red deer group together at the start of the mating season. Large male deer fight with each other by locking antlers and pushing hard, which is called a rut.

Detailed explanation-2: -Competition will occur between organisms in an ecosystem when their niches overlap, they both try to use the same resource and the resource is in short supply. Animals compete for food, water and space to live.

Detailed explanation-3: -Organisms compete for the resources they need to survive-air, water, food, and space. In areas where these are sufficient, organisms live in comfortable co-existence, and in areas where resources are abundant, the ecosystem boasts high species richness (diversity).

Detailed explanation-4: -For example, animals may compete for territory, water, food, or mates. Competition often occurs between members of the same species. This is called intraspecific competition. This is the type of competition that is the driving force behind natural selection within a species.