Changes to Food Webs - Animals
Science: KS3, topic 1.3.4
Changes to Food Webs - Animals
Animals compete with one another. Animals compete for food. Animals compete to reproduce. Animals compete for space.
Animals competing for food
- Competition occurs in animals of the same and different species.
- Animals compete for food.
- Animals need food to get nutrients and glucose.
Animals competing to reproduce
- Animals compete to reproduce.
- Animals need to reproduce to pass on their DNA to their offspring.
Animals competing for space
- Animals compete for space.
- Animals often compete for territory.
- Competition for territory can be intraspecific and interspecific.
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How do animals pass on their DNA?
Why might animals compete?
Two male deer lock antlers to try to win the chance to mate with the same female deer. What are the male deer competing for?