Which statements describe competition within a population? Check all that apply.

Several killer whales migrate to a new location.

Two male sea horses fight to win over a female.

Several elk travel together to find and share water.

Plants of the same species try to capture the most sunlight.

A male hippopotamus chasing away another pod to protect its watering hole.

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Yosef Mclaughlin

Geography

8 February, 01:37

Which statements describe competition within a population? Check all that apply.

Several killer whales migrate to a new location.

Two male sea horses fight to win over a female.

Several elk travel together to find and share water.

Plants of the same species try to capture the most sunlight.

A male hippopotamus chasing away another pod to protect its watering hole.

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Angelo Hayden · Answer 1

Two male sea horses fight to win over a female.

Plants of the same species try to capture the most sunlight.

A male hippopotamus chasing away another pod to protect its watering hole.

Explanation:

Competition within a population of organism is known scientifically as intra-specific competition.

In this kind of competition, organisms in the same population struggle against one another for limited resources in the ecosystem.

Two male sea horses belongs to the same population. Fighting one another for a female is an intraspecific competition. Plants of the same species struggling for sunlight is intraspecific competition. Also the hippopotamus chasing other pods is an intraspecific competition