What is the relationship between interspecific competition and organic evolution?

What is the relationship between interspecific competition and organic evolution?
  1. Competition is a potent force in organic evolution
  2. Competition only occurs between unrelated species
  3. Resources need not be limiting for competition to occur
  4. Competition is best defined as a process where the fitness of one species is not affected by another species

Solution

When Darwin spoke of the struggle for existence and survival of the fittest in nature, he was convinced that interspecific competition is a potent force in organic evolution.

Asked in: NCERT

Practice more Organisms and Populations questions on Aicharya