Organisms and Populations Question 56
56. A high density of elephant population in an area can result in
(a) intra specific competition
(b) inter specific competition
(c) predation on one another
(d) mutualism.
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Answer : a
Hints & Solutions
(a) It is competition between individuals of same species. The intraspecific competition may be very severe because all the members of a species have similar requirements of food, habitat mate, etc. and they also have similar adaptations to get their needs.
