The Textbook States That Determining the Effects of Interspecific Competition

question 47

Multiple Choice

The textbook states that determining the effects of interspecific competition can be very difficult to do,especially when it seems as if two species competitively coexist.Which of the following types of experiments would most likely allow you to confirm and determine the effects of interspecific competition between two closely related species in nature?

• A) Removal study
• B) Reciprocal transplant study
• C) Laboratory observation study or a "glass bottle study"
• D) Ecological survey study

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