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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:



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 biological interaction described in your question is called **interspecific competition**. This occurs when different species (in this case, bears and coyotes) compete for the same limited resources (the deer).