An Especially Effective Strategy for Reducing Intraspecific Competition Is

question 17

Multiple Choice

An especially effective strategy for reducing intraspecific competition is

• A)different ecological niches for juveniles and adults.
• B)rapid reproduction.
• C)eating prey before they are "ready" (ripe)for other species.
• D)resource partitioning.
• E)None of these since the examples given are for reducing interspecific competition.

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Definitions:

Altruistic Behavior

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Personal Gain

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Deindividuation

A psychological state in which people lose their sense of individual identity and, as a result, feel less inhibited and more likely to behave in ways inconsistent with their normal values.

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