Mammoth Memory

Interspecific competition

Different species compete. (Between species)

This is competition between individuals of different species. For example sheep and rabbits compete for the grass in a field.

Interspecific competition is the competition between to different species

NOTE:

Another way to help you remember what interspecific competition is:

Interspecific competition is the competition between to different species

Interspecific contains er in the middle of it, as does ‘different’

So inter specific competition is different species in competition.

Examples

Rabbits and sheep fight over the best patches of grass in a field

Rabbits and sheep engage in interspecific competition for grass within a field.

Trees in a  forest interspecific compete for the best sunlight by growing taller than the rest

In a forest there’s interspecific competition between tree species. Some tree species will grow faster and taller than others. They will then shade the other species, reducing the amount of light that is available to them.

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