EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Competition is a relationship between organisms that strive for the same resources in the same place. The resources might be food, wate r, or space. There are two different types of competition: Intraspecific competition occurs between members of the same species.

Detailed explanation-2: -Competition is most typically considered the interaction of individuals that vie for a common resource that is in limited supply, but more generally can be defined as the direct or indirect interaction of organisms that leads to a change in fitness when the organisms share the same resource.

Detailed explanation-3: -Interspecific competition, in ecology, is a form of competition in which individuals of different species compete for the same resources in an ecosystem (e.g. food or living space).

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -All represent cases of limited resources (mates, space, food or a combination). Where resources are sufficiently large or abundant, individuals experience little competition. Where resources are less abundant, individual success in resource acquisition is negatively impacted by competition.