When Looking at a Competitive Interaction Between Chipmunks and Gray

question 13

Multiple Choice

When looking at a competitive interaction between chipmunks and gray squirrels, you determine the competition coefficient for chipmunks is 0.25. How many chipmunks would need to be added to the chipmunk population to have the same effect as adding one gray squirrel to the gray squirrel population (relative to resource use and carrying capacity) ?

• A) 4
• B) 40
• C) 25
• D) 10

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An early human species known for its use of tools, dating back to approximately 2.1 to 2.8 million years ago.

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A unit of time used in geology, paleontology, and astronomy, equivalent to 1,000,000 years, often used to date events or processes on a geological time scale.