Although three different butterfly species all inhabit the same flower garden in an area, competition between the butterflies rarely occurs. The most likely explanation for this lack of competition is that these butterflies
A. have a limited supply of food
B. are able to interbreed
C. occupy different niches
D. share food with each other
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Biology Question. Plz Help?
Posted on November 7, 2010.
im a bio major. graduating in may.
the answers C !!
A) if theres no food they would be competing so thats not the answer
B) thats answers irrelevent because they may or may not interbreed does not mean theres a lack of competition
C) because they occupy different niches means they dont hafta compete for the same resources. because they survive on different resources
D) this could be justified for the lack of competition. but C is the more logical answer.
C. occupy different niches
Even if they live in the same environment (or area), they relate to the environment in different ways, so they don’t compete with each other.
For example, let’s say that species A likes daffodils, species B likes daisies, and species C likes magnolias. There won’t be competition because they have different preferences, they won’t compete.
It is definitely not A. I’m thinking probably not C. Maybe D?