Native Plant a Is Endangered

question 19

Multiple Choice

Native plant A is endangered.You suspect that part of the reason for its decline is competition with an introduced exotic plant,B,that occupies a similar ecological niche.Which of the following experiments would help you decide whether competition with B contributes to the decline of A?

• A)Raise each species by itself in the absence of competition in a greenhouse, and measure growth and reproductive rates.
• B)Establish experimental plots in which you remove plant B.
• C)Count the number of seeds produced by A and B in nature.
• D)Quantify damage by herbivores on A and B in nature.
• E)All of the above

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