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Contents Competition What is competition? Competition between animals Predator–prey relationships Multiple-choice quiz Competition in plants

A population is the number of individuals of the same species living in a certain habitat. A community includes all the different species living in a certain area. The size of the population within a community can change over time. What factors will affect population size? What is a population? What is the difference between a population and a community? competition disease predators migration

Competition occurs between different species… What is competition? Competition is one of the factors that affects population sizes. What type of organisms compete for resources?

Why do living things need to compete and what do they compete for? What is competition? Members of the same species also compete for resources.

Contents Competition What is competition? Competition between animals Predator–prey relationships Multiple-choice quiz Competition in plants

What do animals compete for? What four things do animals in the same species or animals of different species have to compete for? food water space mates

What happens if animals have overlapping niches? Animals with overlapping niches compete. The more the niches overlap, the greater the amount of competition between the species. What will happen if species compete for all aspects of their niches? Niche competition A niche is the position that a living thing occupies in a community. It is a specialized type lifestyle.

What three things might happen to the less competitive species? Competition losers If species compete for all aspects of their niches, eventually, one species will better the other. Competition results in winners and losers. become extinct in that area. move to another area adopt new survival strategies

Contents Competition What is competition? Competition between animals Predator–prey relationships Multiple-choice quiz Competition in plants

What do plants compete for? Plants also have to compete for resources. What four things do plants in the same species or plants of different species compete for? light minerals water space

Competition in the meadow – activity

Contents Competition What is competition? Competition between animals Predator–prey relationships Multiple-choice quiz Competition in plants

Animals that eat other animals What are animals that eat other animals called? Populations of animals are often limited by the amount of food. What are the animals that predators eat called? predators prey

Predators are adapted to catching and consuming their prey. Predator and prey adaptations Prey have adaptations to detect and flee from predators. How are predators and prey adapted to survive? predators prey

Prey adaptations – the snowshoe hare The snowshoe hare lives in northern parts of North America. How is it adapted to the cold and to avoid being eaten by predators, such as lynxes? Large back feet spread out to act as snow shoes. Fur on the soles also protects from the cold. Large ears help to detect predators. Coat changes colour with the seasons from greyish-brown in summer to white in midwinter. Strong teeth are able to chew bark and twigs.

Predator adaptations – the lynx Lynxes are adapted to life in a cold climate. How are these predators adapted for catching the snowshoe hares that are their main prey? Extra large paws act as snow shoes on soft, deep snow. Very strong hind leg muscles are capable of a pounce 6.5 metres long! Excellent eyesight and hearing for detecting prey. Thick furry coat protects from the cold. Very sharp teeth – prey watch out!

Predator–prey graph This population data comes from fur trapping records. How are the populations linked? 0 50 estimated population size (thousands) year lynx snowshoe hare

Predator–prey graph How does the lynx population depend on the number of snowshoe hares? 0 50 estimated population size (thousands) lynx snowshoe hare time (year) Take a closer look at this part of the graph.

Predator–prey graph section Why does the peak for the lynx population always come after the peak for the number of snowshoe hares? 0 50 estimated population size (thousands) lynx snowshoe hare time (year) For the populations to survive, there will always be more hares than lynxes.

Predator and prey population sizes follow a cycle. What happens if the prey population increases? normal prey population prey population increases prey population increases predator population increases as more food predator population decreases as less food prey population decreases because of more predators Predator–prey cycle

Predator and prey population sizes follow a cycle. What happens if the prey population decreases? normal prey population Predator–prey cycle prey population increases because of less predators prey population increases predator population increases as more food predator population decreases as less food prey population decreases

Contents Competition What is competition? Competition between animals Predator–prey relationships Multiple-choice quiz Competition in plants

Multiple-choice quiz