A struggle between organisms in which each organism gets some of the resource is called ...

A struggle between organisms in which each organism gets some of the resource is called ...

• A. Scramble competition
• B. Predation
• C. Population
• D. Predator

Answer: (A)

This question is about how organisms compete for limited resources. When several individuals struggle for what’s available and none can monopolize it, the resource is shared, so each gets a part. This is scramble competition (exploitative competition). It happens because the resource is scarce and being consumed by many, so all gain some portion rather than one winner taking it all. In contrast, predation involves one organism feeding on another, which is a different kind of interaction; a population is simply a group of individuals of the same species, and a predator is the organism that hunts prey. The description given matches scramble competition.

This question is about how organisms compete for limited resources. When several individuals struggle for what’s available and none can monopolize it, the resource is shared, so each gets a part. This is scramble competition (exploitative competition). It happens because the resource is scarce and being consumed by many, so all gain some portion rather than one winner taking it all. In contrast, predation involves one organism feeding on another, which is a different kind of interaction; a population is simply a group of individuals of the same species, and a predator is the organism that hunts prey. The description given matches scramble competition.