Which scenario describes intraspecific, indirect competition?

A.

A peacock defends its territory against another peacock.

B.

Lions and hyenas compete for the same prey animals.

C.

A male black bear eats fish in an area of a lake, so other black bears can't.

D.

Different species of birds fight over spilled popcorn on the ground.

A male black bear eats fish in an area, so other black bears can't is the scenario which explains intraspecific and indirect competition.

Option C

Explanation:

Intraspecific competition is a kind of interaction that happens between various organisms in ecology. In this type of competition, members from the same species compete with each other over a resource that is limited in nature. Intraspecific competition is of two kinds: Direct and Indirect.

In indirect competition, the individuals belonging to the same species do not come in direct contact with each other, instead, the actions performed by one affect the other and ultimately the whole species gets affected in that particular area.

Option C is correct because here a black bear is dominating a part of the lake for food due to which other black bears doesn't get to eat which means that one member of the species is exploiting the resource (food) but this affects the survival of the whole species in the area.