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Question
Give one example of Interspecific competition.
Solution
Example 1- Imagine a cow and a horse on a piece of grassland. Both of them belong to different species but compete for the same grass (food).
Example 2- Competition between leopards and lions for the same prey.
Example 3- Resident fish are competing with migratory birds, Flamingoes for common food, i.e. zooplankton.
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