An Example of Two Similar Species Occupying Slightly Different Niches

question 5

Multiple Choice

An example of two similar species occupying slightly different niches in the same community would be

• A) the presence of carp in polluted waters in the United States.
• B) the fluctuation of the snowshoe hare and lynx populations in Canada.
• C) the competition between two species of barnacles in Scotland, resulting in one living in the high areas of the intertidal zone and the other species living in the low areas of the intertidal zone.
• D) removal of a starfish species from intertidal communities in Washington.
• E) killing dingoes in Australia or coyotes in the American West.

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