Competition & Competition Cycle Flashcards
1
Q
What is COMPETITION ?
A
When two living things need the same resource, they are in COMPETITION.
2
Q
How trees are in Competition in a forest ?
A
They compete for Sunlight. Taller trees get more Sunlight than Smaller trees
3
Q
What other resources living things COMPETE for besides light?
A
Food. Water, Living Space
4
Q
What might happen to the looser of COMPETITION?
A
Losers might not survive
5
Q
Example of Competition Cycle ?
A
Lemmings eat Grass. Lemming population grows. More Lemmings eat more Grass. Grass becomes less. Lemmings leave. Then Grass grows back. Lemmings return. The Competition Cycle begins again.
