In the forest, what do plants compete for?

Answer 1

Soil space, sunlight, bugs, water...basically everything that a plant needs they compete for.

Answer 2

Sunshine - In the jungle forests this is the 'prime directive' to take a phrase from Star Trek. This is the only way the plants can photosynthesize(look the word up). Otherwise, in lesser forests, the same is prevalent, but less difficult to obtain. This may or is actually seen to develope in places where there has been a devastating forest fire. Eventually the ground plants and then the trees will take root again(with the sun's help) and start to reforest the burnt out areas. I hope this answers generally your question. The best - Mark B.

Answer 3

Plants compete for three simple things; food, water and shelter,

All plants need nutrients to live, they get these nutrients from soil and other minerals in the ground. Plants will compete underground with their rooting system for the nutrients they need to survive.

Water is another important need. Different plants need different amounts of water and the leaves of a tree are designed to not only capture the rays of the sun but to capture rain droplets and have them trickle to the base of the plant or tree.

Shelter, this is the most complex competition between plants though plants and trees have different needs so many of these things mutually benefit each of them. All plants need the sun to survive, some only need a small amount of sun while others need more. Some can not survive in windy conditions so they rely on other plants to provide them shelter. Plants will adapt themselves to grow along with other plants and trees and at times can lead to a power struggle between plants. Different types of plants rely on other plants for their methods of keeping away predators, so they will compete for the spots next to these plants.

Plants are more symbiotic than competitive, but when it comes to sustaining life it's no holds barred.

Answer 4

mainly sunlight, nutrients and moisture. There are different layers to a forest, and each plant lives in its niche, for instance the canopy (tops of trees), the ground layer (mosses, liverworts etc). There is much competition, between both different species and between the same species.

Answer 5

As animals compete for space,prey,territory,mate etc. plants also compete for space,nutrients,light,water.......n so on.
Some plants are known to release chemicals in the soil that renders the soil infertile for other species and thus reduces its competition for space,nutrients,light,water.......

Answer 6

most plants in a given forest live symbiotically. sunlight and water are what they compete for.

Answer 7

1. Light
2. Growing space
3. Minerals and water from soil
4. Pollinators

Answer 8

plants are living organisms, so yes they compete with each other for food, and space. there are two kinds of competition: inter-species competition, and intra-species competition. inter-species competition is two different species who compete for foo and space, and intra-species competition the same species compete for these life essentials.

Answer 9

Sunlight, space, water and nutrients and pollinating and seed propagating agents (birds, fruit eaters, insects etc.).

Answer 10

Mostly sunlight