When Two Populations of Flour Beetles, the Red Flour Beetle

question 77

Short Answer

When two populations of flour beetles, the red flour beetle and the confused flour beetle, occur together in the same bag of flour, the red flour beetle population usually increases and the confused flour beetle population dwindles to extinction.This type of outcome between species that use the same limited resource is called _______.

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Definitions:

Prehistoric Cultural Sites

Locations that provide archaeological evidence of human activity and habitation before recorded history or the advent of written language.

Recent Lava Flows

Molten rock that has erupted from a volcano and solidified on the earth's surface in the recent geological past.

Angular Unconformity

A geological feature where newer layers of sediment or rock rest upon older layers that have been tilted or folded, indicating a significant change in depositional environments.

Rocks Folded

refers to the bending and curving of rock layers under pressure, without the layers breaking.