EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -In interspecific competition, members of two different species use the same limited resource and therefore compete for it. Competition negatively affects both participants (-/-interaction), as either species would have higher survival and reproduction if the other was absent.

Detailed explanation-2: -Because competition is often more intense as population size increases (and/or resources diminish) – the effect of competition is often density-dependent, that is at higher population density competition increases.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -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-5: -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.