Question

What are 4 examples of something that humans directly compete with another species of organism for. And name the organism and describe the circumstances involving the competition with humans.

Answer 1

• Organisms compete for the resources they need to survive - air, water, food and space. In areas where these are sufficient, organisms live in comfortable co-existence, otherwise competition arise.
• Direct competition occurs when individuals compete with each other directly for the same resource.
• Humans have competed with other species for resources and habitat and have innovated and adapted to become the dominant ecological force on the planet.
• Brown bears occupy a wide range of habitats and are feeders that consume human related foods such as livestock, beehives and crops.
• Numerous smaller vertebrates compete with humans for space.
• Fishing is an another example. Fish is a major source of nutrition. Humans compete with other animals for those fish.