Competition

• What is a community?

  All the different organisms living in that particular habitat
• What is population?

  All the members of a particular species living in one habitat
• What is interdependence?

  The dependence of two or more organisms on each other
• What is a habitat?

  A non-living physical area where organisms live
• What is an ecosystem?

  A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
• What is competition?

  The struggle for resources
• What is interspecific competition?

  Competition between different species
• What is intraspecific competition?

  Competition between the same species
• What do animals compete for?

  • food
  • water
  • mates
  • land
• What do plants compete for?

  • light
  • water
  • space
  • minerals
• What is a stable community?

  All species and environmental factors are balanced so the population stays constant
• What is interdependence?

  Mutual reliance or dependence between two or more organisms