Scientists Believe That Some Species of Eucalyptus in Australia Promote

question 32

Multiple Choice

Scientists believe that some species of eucalyptus in Australia promote frequent fires by means of flammable oils in their leaf litter. These fires kill completing plants. What type of competition does this example describe?

• A) exploitative competition
• B) allelopathy
• C) scramble competition
• D) apparent competition

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A learning framework in which the force of a behavior is altered by the administration of rewards or corrective actions.

Spontaneous Recovery

A conditioned response that had been eliminated reemerges after a time without any contact with the stimulus that initially created it.

Respondent Behavior

Behavior that occurs in response to specific stimuli and is usually conditioned by previous experiences.

Commonalities

The aspects, characteristics, or features that are shared among different people, groups, or things, pointing to a likeness or sameness.