In Connell's experiments with the barnacles Chthamalus stellatus and Semibalanus balanoides, the potential distribution of each species is known as the

A. competition zone.
B. mortality rate.
C. fundamental niche.
D. defined mutualism.
E. tidal boundary.


C. fundamental niche.

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a. neuroglial cell b. muscle cell c. microvillus d. neuron cell body e. axon

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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