Combined Science GCSE
Competition and survival
What Competition and survival means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Competition and survival
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Reference: AQA
Organisms compete for limited resources such as food, mates and space, and those with variations better suited to the environment are more likely to survive and reproduce.
Topics that use Competition and survival
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