Biology GCSE
competition
What competition means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA, OCR.
Definitions of competition
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Reference: OCR
Organisms competing for limited resources: plants for light, space, water, and minerals; animals for food, territory, and mates.
Occurs when a resource is in limited supply and more than one plant requires it.
Topics that use competition
- Communities (AQA GCSE)
- Ecosystems (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Interdependence
- mutualism
- parasitism
- Transpiration
- abiotic and biotic components
- Abiotic component
- abiotic factors
- Adaptation to environmental conditions
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