In an Experiment in a Hawaiian Forest, Researchers Removed All

question 171

Multiple Choice

In an experiment in a Hawaiian forest, researchers removed all local birds from an enclosure.This resulted in an approximately 80-fold increase in the population of a non-native species of spider.This result suggests that the spider population was being limited by

• A) environmental conditions.
• B) biotic resistance.
• C) abiotic resistance.
• D) the ability of spiders to disperse.
• E) the ability of spiders to act as predators.

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