In the Hypothesis That C

question 31

Multiple Choice

In the hypothesis that C. stellatus (a species of barnacle) is competitively excluded from the lower intertidal zone by B. balanoides (another species of barnacle) , what could be concluded about the two species?

• A) The fundamental and realized niches of B. balanoides and C. stellatus are identical.
• B) The fundamental and realized niches of B. balanoides and C. stellatus are different.
• C) The fundamental and realized niches of B. balanoides are different, but the fundamental and realized niches of C. stellatus are identical.
• D) The fundamental and realized niches of B. balanoides are identical, but the fundamental and realized niches of C. stellatus are different.

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