Which of the following is an example of a competitive relationship in an ecosystem?

A. An insect species that captures other insects species by posing as a leaf in a tree

B. A bird species that does not build its own nests but uses nests abandoned by other bird species.

C. A mouse species that avoids hawks by searching at night for seeds

D. A plant species that grows taller than other plants and deprives shorter plants of light.

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Ernest Larson

Biology

25 August, 08:08

Which of the following is an example of a competitive relationship in an ecosystem?

A. An insect species that captures other insects species by posing as a leaf in a tree

B. A bird species that does not build its own nests but uses nests abandoned by other bird species.

C. A mouse species that avoids hawks by searching at night for seeds

D. A plant species that grows taller than other plants and deprives shorter plants of light.

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Kamren Hinton · Answer 1

The answer is D) A plant species that grows taller than other plants and deprives shorter plants of light.

The plant species grows taller then other plants so that its leaves will have a better amount of sunlight reaching it and when it grows over the smaller plants it deprives the shorter plants of sunlight. This is a competition for sunlight therefore it is considered a competitive relationship.