Competition

Definition

Competition refers to the struggle between organisms for limited resources such as food, water, territory or mates.

Related terms

Intraspecific Competition: This occurs when members of the same species vie for the same resource in an ecosystem.

Interspecific Competition: This happens when individuals from different species compete for shared resources.

Competitive Exclusion Principle (Gause’s Law): This principle states that two species competing for exactly identical resources cannot coexist indefinitely.