Refer to the Table

question 59

Multiple Choice

Refer to the table.
Similar to Tilman's studies of coexistence using diatoms, a research team is now examining competitive outcomes between two species of bacteria, A and B, which vary in how they use silica and phosphorus. The team manipulated both silica and phosphorus and examined whether bacteria A or bacteria B won the competition, or whether there was co-existence between the two species (denoted as outcome C) . The results are shown in the table. From these results, the team concludes that

• A) A only outcompeted B at high phosphorus levels.
• B) A always outcompeted B when silica and phosphorus levels were equal.
• C) A always outcompeted B at low silica levels.
• D) A always outcompeted B at low phosphorus levels.

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