Can you please explain why the answer is A) true? i thought that both species ha
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Can you please explain why the answer is A) true?
i thought that both species have reduced fitness due to competition.
When competition is asymmetric and niches do not overlap completely, weaker competitors use non-overlapping resources. Species 1 (strong competitor) Species 2 (weak competitor) Fundamental niche Realized niche Niche (range of resources used) Species 1 is the stronger competitor and excludes Species 2 from exploiting any of the overlapping resources. Mark A for True and B for False: Species 1 will have no decrease in fitness due to competition with Species 2.Explanation / Answer
No,, as this statement showing that species A is strong compeitor means it can easily remove the species 2 from the overlapping area the fitness of species 2 will decrease due competition . Species 1 will exclude the species 2 this is known as competitive exclusion principle.This is interspecific competition so affect only inferior species. So statement is true.