On Pacific Coasts, the Population of Mussels Is Kept in Check

question 88

Multiple Choice

On Pacific coasts, the population of mussels is kept in check by predation from:

• A) sea otters.
• B) sea stars.
• C) sea urchins.
• D) barnacles.
• E) supralittoral isopods.

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