Question

A high density of elephant population in an area can result in:

• A. mutualism
• B. Intraspecific competition
• C. Interspecific competition
• D. Predation on one another

Answer 1

The correct option is B

Intraspecific competition

When population density increases the resources become limiting; which leads to competition between individuals of the population for the resources. Such a competition is called intraspecific competition. Interspecific competition however is competition that occurs between two different species; Mutualism is a relationship that mutually beneficial for both the partners, for eg. bees and flowers.