   thumb|right|300px|competition in sports. a selection of images showing some of the sporting events that are classed as athletics competitions. competition in biology, ecology, and sociology, is a contest between organisms, animals, individuals, groups, etc., for territory, a niche, or a location of resources, for resources and goods, mates, for prestige, recognition, awards, or group or social status, for leadership. competition is the opposite of cooperation.competition, encyclopÃ¦dia britannica online edition. retrieved march 6, 2012.competition, sociology guide it arises whenever at least two parties strive for a goal which cannot be shared or which is desired individually but not in sharing and cooperation. competition occurs naturally between living organisms which co-exist in the same environment.keddy, p.a. 2001. competition (2 nd edition) kluwer, dordrecht. 552 p. for example, animals compete over water supplies, food, mates, and other biological resources. humans compete usually for food and mates, though when these needs are met deep rivalries often arise over the pursuit of wealth, prestige, and fame. competition is also a major tenet of market economies and business is often associated with competition as most companies are in competition with at least one other firm over the same group of customers, and also competition inside a company is usually stimulated for meeting and reaching higher quality of services or products that the company produce or develop. == consequences == competition can have both beneficial and detrimental effects. many evolutionary biologists view inter-species and intra-species competition as the driving force of adaptation, and ultimately of evolution. however, some biologists disagree, citing competition as a driving force only on a small scale, and citing the larger scale drivers of evolution to be abiotic factors (termed 'room to roam') . richard dawkins, prefers to think of evolution in terms of competition between single genes, which have the welfare of the organism 'in mind' only insofar as t
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