Units of Analysis Are Not Critical for Thinking Through a Research

question 59

True/False

Units of analysis are not critical for thinking through a research study.

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Definitions:

Interspecific Competition

A form of competition between individuals of different species competing for the same resource in an ecosystem.

Intraspecific Competition

A situation in ecology where individuals of the same species compete for the same resources in an ecosystem, such as food, space, or mates.

Character Displacement

The tendency for two similar species to diverge (become more different) in areas where their ranges overlap; reduces interspecific competition.

Limiting Resource

An environmental resource that because it is scarce or unfavorable tends to restrict the ecological niche of an organism.