Amensalism Does Not Show the Same Types of Ecological and Evolutionary

question 21

Multiple Choice

Amensalism does not show the same types of ecological and evolutionary dynamics as competition,consumer‒resource interactions,and mutualism.The reason is that amensalism

• A) has only negative effects,whereas all of the other interactions have only positive effects.
• B) has only positive effects,whereas all of the other interactions have only negative effects.
• C) affects only one species,whereas the other relationships affect at least two species.
• D) involves a limiting resource,while the others do not.
• E) does not involve a limiting resource,whereas all the other relationships do.

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