Which of the following is NOT a strategy for successfully avoiding interspecific competition?

A. Producing substances that are toxic to competitors
B. Eating fruit before it is ripe for other species
C. Trees spreading seeds or offspring far and fast
D. All of these are strategies for successful interspecific competition


Answer: D

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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