If Two Species Are Close Competitors, and One Species Is

question 41

Multiple Choice

If two species are close competitors, and one species is experimentally removed from the community, the remaining species would be expected to ________.

• A) change its fundamental niche
• B) decline in abundance
• C) become the target of specialized parasites
• D) expand its realized niche

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