Types of Biological Competition in Ecosystems
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What is intraspecific competition?

Competition between individuals of the same species.

How can intraspecific competition impact population size?

It can regulate the population size.

Define interspecific competition.

Competition between individuals or species of different species.

What are the consequences of interspecific competition?

<p>It can lead to competitive exclusion or resource partitioning.</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does interspecific competition influence species evolution?

<p>It can lead to the evolution of traits that reduce competition.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the driving force of evolution?

<p>Natural selection</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does speciation occur?

<p>When populations of the same species become reproductively isolated from each other.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the raw material for evolution?

<p>Genetic variation</p> Signup and view all the answers

What principle is organic evolution based on?

<p>Descent with modification</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an important aspect of organic evolution that shapes overall diversity of life on Earth?

<p>Extinction</p> Signup and view all the answers

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