Question

A high density of elephant population in an area can result in
A. Mutualism
B. Intra specific competition
C. Interspecific competition
D. Predation one another

Answer 1

Hint: In a community the members of different populations as well as same populations show interspecific interactions. These interactions determine the nature of relationship between these members. These can be either positive or negative interactions

Complete answer:
Competition is an antagonistic interaction in which two or more members of the same species or of different species of the same trophic level compete for common resources like light, moisture, nutrients, etc. which are in short supply. It is of two types- intraspecific i.e. competition between members of the same species and interspecific i.e. between the members of different species. So in competition both the interacting species are harmed.
More similar are the organisms, more severe will be their rivalry of requirements from a common environment.
Competition is best defined as a process in which fitness of one species is significantly lower in the presence of another species. It is the severest in population that has irregular distribution. In nature, the closely related species usually occupy different geographical areas or different habitats in the same area or otherwise avoid competition by differing in their daily or seasonal activity or food. It also determines the habitat range and speciation. Interspecific competition is a potent force for organic evolution.
Mutualism is a kind of interspecific interaction in which members of two different species favor the growth and survival if each other and their association is obligatory. So mutualism is a functional association. In this type of interaction, the members have widely different requirements and are so interdependent that they cannot survive separately.
Predation is a kind of direct food relationship between two species of animals in which larger species called predator attacks, kills, and feeds on the smaller species called prey.

So, the correct answer is “Option B”.

Note: Population is defined as the total number of individuals of a species living in a specific geographical area. The individuals can interbreed under natural conditions to produce fertile offspring and they function as a unit of biotic community. So members of a population can compete for common resources.