Which Statement About Tilman and Colleagues' Studies of the Diatoms

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which statement about Tilman and colleagues' studies of the diatoms Synedra and Asterionella is true?

• A) The species that reached the highest stable population when grown alone drove the other species to extinction.
• B) The species that reduced silica levels the furthest when grown alone drove the other species to extinction.
• C) Both species were able to coexist when grown together.
• D) The species that went extinct varied at random in different trials; sometimes it was Synedra, sometimes it was Asterionella.

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