If two species are close competitors, and one species is experimentally removed from the community, the remaining species would be expected to _____

A) eventually become competitively superior to the other species
B) change its fundamental niche
C) decline in abundance
D) become the target of specialized parasites
E) expand its realized niche


Answer: E

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