BRAINCAKEIntraspecific Competition
Intraspecific competition is competition between individuals of the same species for the same limited resources, such as food, water, space, shelter, light, territories and mates.
Members of the same species have the same requirements, so they occupy the same niche and competition between them can be intense.
Intraspecific competition regulates population size:
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Key terms in this lesson
- niche
- The role of a species within its ecosystem, including what it eats, where it lives, and how it interacts with the environment.
- carrying capacity
- The maximum population size that an environment can sustain over a long period of time, limited by the availability of resources.
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- Interspecific Competition
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