Competition occurs with members of different species as well as within a species.

An increase in competition occurs when resources are plentiful in the environment.

Competition is a positive interaction occurring when two organisms share limited space.

Population size has little effect on the intensity of competition between organisms.

use shrubs for shelter

fertilize shrubs

feed on shrubs

compete for shrubs

a temperature and atmospheric pressure that remain constant

a cycling of materials between biotic and abiotic components

a greater number of consumers than producers

a soil that is composed only neutral

a living factor that warms the living water

a nonliving factor that provides energy to the nonliving palm tree

a nonliving factor that heats up the nonliving sand

a living factor that reflects off the surface of the nonliving water

food shortage

amount of habitat

a natural disaster

infectious disease

a decrease in the amount of soil that is washed away during storms

an increase in the carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere

a decrease in biodiversity

an increase in predators

help mice find food

protect mice from predators

compete with mice for food

hunt and eat mice

Parasitism

Mutualism

Predator-Prey

Commensalism

it increases the competition as the fitness of all involved organisms increases

it decreases the competition because additional organisms create more resources

it increases the competition because there are more organisms requiring the same resources

it decreases the amount of competition as organisms will alter their requirements for survival

decompose dead grasshoppers

are toxic to the grasshoppers

poison the predators of grasshoppers

provide food for the grasshoppers