This key facts covers What Do ANIMALS Compete For? within Competition Adaptations for GCSE Biology. Topic 2: Competition Adaptations It is section 2 of 15 in this topic. Use this key facts to connect the idea to the wider topic before moving on to questions and flashcards.
🦁 What Do ANIMALS Compete For?
- Food — to get energy for survival and reproduction
- Water — essential for all life processes
- Territory/space — for finding food, shelter, and breeding
- Mates — to reproduce and pass on genes
- Shelter — protection from predators and weather
Types of competition:
- Interspecific — between DIFFERENT species (e.g., lions and hyenas competing for zebra)
- Intraspecific — between the SAME species (e.g., male deer competing for females)
Practice questions for Competition Adaptations
Which of the following do plants compete for?
Explain how the spines of a cactus are an adaptation to its desert environment.
Quick recall flashcards
Why are adaptations important?
They increase an organism's chance of survival and reproduction in its environment.
What do plants compete for?
Light, water, nutrients (mineral ions), and space.