Which of the Following Is a Possible Outcome of Competition

question 77

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a possible outcome of competition involving two species?

• A) Some individuals of both species experience reduced growth and reproductive rates.
• B) One species excludes the other from a habitat it would occupy in the absence of competition.
• C) One species restricts the geographic range of the other species.
• D) The species evolve to divide up the limiting resource and continue to coexist in the same locality.
• E) All of the above

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Definitions:

F-statistic

A ratio used in statistical analysis to determine the significance of a group of variables in a regression model.

F-to-enter

A criterion used in statistical analysis to decide when a variable should be added to a regression model based on the F-statistic value.

Multiple Regression Analysis

A statistical strategy that employs a selection of explanatory variables to predict the outcome of a variable of interest.

Stepwise Regression

A method of regression analysis in which the selection of predictive variables is carried out by an automatic procedure.