Resource scarcity and competition are interconnected because when resources are limited or scarce, organisms must compete with each other to obtain those resources in order to survive. The competition arises from the fact that there are more organisms than available resources, resulting in a struggle to secure enough resources for survival. This competition for resources creates natural selection, where only the organisms that are best adapted and more successful at obtaining resources will survive and reproduce. Therefore, the survival of organisms is directly linked to their ability to effectively compete for and utilize limited resources.
