Research by James Byers on the Relationship Between a Native

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Multiple Choice

Research by James Byers on the relationship between a native and an invasive species of mud snail

• A) demonstrated that the invasive species Batillaria grows faster than the native species Cerithidea.
• B) demonstrated that at high densities Batillaria continued to grow at a relatively high rate while Cerithidea lost weight.
• C) indicated that Batillaria is much more efficient at converting available food into its own biomass.
• D) predicts a time to competitive exclusion of Cerithidea by Batillaria of 55 to 70 years.
• E) All of the choices are correct.

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