What Conclusions Can You Draw About Interspecific Competition by Examining

question 5

Multiple Choice

What conclusions can you draw about interspecific competition by examining the following figure?

• A) Interspecific competition with rock barnacles allows for both rock barnacles and stellate barnacles to inhabit the same area.
• B) Interspecific competition causes the stellate barnacles to grow more slowly than they would normally.
• C) Interspecific competition with rock barnacles restricts stellate barnacles to a smaller portion of the intertidal zone.
• D) Interspecific competition causes the rock barnacles to grow more slowly than they would normally.
• E) Intraspecific competition causes the stellate barnacles to grow more slowly than they would normally.

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