In an ecosystem, the elimination of one new species by another because of direct competition for the same resources is an example of
A) intraspecific competition.
B) the competitive exclusion principle.
C) character displacement.
D) resource partitioning.
B
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The questions on the following page are based on Figure 45-4, a stereogram of the Stovepipe Wells region of Death Valley, California, Figure 45-5, a portion of the “Stovepipe Wells, California” quadrangle (scale 1:62,500; contour interval 80 feet; north is to the left side of the stereogram and topographic map), and Map T-27a, color aerial imagery of this same region of Death Valley. Several large alluvial fans that come out of the Tucki Mountains are coalescing to form a bajada 136°35'17"N, 117°06'35"W).
Figure 45-5: USGS “Stovepipe Wells, California” quadrangle. North is to the left side of the page (scale 1:62,500; contour interval 80 feet, dotted lines represent half-interval contours<--N).
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the cold front it is cold and snowing. Still further behind the front the weather is cold and clearing. If the front is scheduled to pass your area in 6 hours, a persistence forecast for your area for 12 hours from now would be: a. cold and snowing. b. cold and clearing. c. cold and cloudy. d. warm and raining. e. not enough information on which to base a forecast.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)