Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Interdependence in Ecosystems ~ Misconception IEM053

Competition between organisms always involves direct, aggressive interaction. Exploitative competition (e.g., getting to the resource before other organisms) is not competition (AAAS Project 2061, n.d.).

Items that test for misconception IEM053 in this project (Original Project) and key idea (In all environments, individual org…)
Item ID Number	Item Description	How Often the Misconception was Chosen	Select This Item for My Item Bank
IE075002	Competition between animals does not always involve direct confrontation (fighting).	57%