Use the Figures to Answer the Following Question

question 58

Multiple Choice

Use the figures to answer the following question.

Connell conducted this experiment to learn more about ________.

• A) character displacement in the color of barnacles
• B) habitat preference in two different species of barnacles
• C) how sea-level changes affect barnacle distribution
• D) competitive exclusion and distribution of barnacle species

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