Question

Bears and coyotes both consume large plant-eating mammals such as deer. When the deer are in short supply, bears and coyotes may fight over the prey. This type of biological interaction is called

Answer 1

The type of biological interaction when bears and coyotes may fight over the prey is called competition. Competition is an interaction between the members of the same or different species in which they compete for resources. If resources, such as food, are limited and several species depend on these resources, they must compete to win more resources for themselves.