Question

Give an example of exploitative and interference modes of competition for interspecific and intraspecific competition. Explain and state one example of each.​

Answer 1

Separating the effect of resource use from that of interference is not easy. A good example of exploitative competition is.

For example, large aphids (insects) defend feeding sites on cottonwood leaves by kicking and shoving smaller aphids from better sites. In contrast, during exploitative competition, organisms interact indirectly by consuming scarce resources.