24.2 competition Flashcards

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what is interspecific competition

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competition between different species

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what does interspecific competition result in

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  • reduction of the resource available to both populations
  • less food = less energy for growth and reproduction = smaller populations
  • less adapted species get outcompeted
  • competitive exclusion principle
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what is the competitive exclusion principle

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two species compete for limited resources and the one that uses resources more effectively will eliminate the other

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what is intraspecific competition

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competition between members of the same species

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what does intraspecific competition result in

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  1. plentiful resource so all organisms have enough to survive = population increases
  2. more individuals so resources become limited = population decreases
  3. smaller population = less competition = population increases
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