In the Study of Seed-Eating Rodents and Ants in the American

question 17

Multiple Choice

In the study of seed-eating rodents and ants in the American Southwest deserts, it was originally thought that rodents and ants would not compete for resources because

• A) rodents often consume ants, thereby keeping ant densities very low.
• B) ants are predators, and the rodents are herbivores.
• C) rodents are much larger than ants.
• D) rodents were active during the day and ants were active at night.

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