Analysis of the Lotka-Volterra Competition Model Implies That Two Competitors

question 25

Multiple Choice

Analysis of the Lotka-Volterra competition model implies that two competitors can coexist only when

• A) interspecific competition is stronger than intraspecific competition.
• B) intraspecific competition is stronger than interspecific competition.
• C) intraspecific and interspecific competition are equally strong.
• D) predation or parasitism is stronger than interspecific competition.
• E) Actually, the model implies that two competitors can never coexist.