Question

Two laughing gulls are fighting over a sandwich left on the beach by a swimmer. This is an example of _________.(1 point)

Responses

intraspecific competition
intraspecific competition

between competition
between competition

interspecific competition
interspecific competition

reproductive competition

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

interspecific competition

Answer 2

Freshwater native mussels are a keystone species. They keep the harmful bacteria and algae populations from exploding in addition to improving water quality through filtering. A different species of mussels has invaded this river ecosystem. Reviewing the graph above, how has the presence of the invasive mussels affected the population of native mussels?

(1 point)
Responses

Due to interspecific competition, the population of native mussels has decreased.
Due to interspecific competition, the population of native mussels has decreased.

Due to interspecific competition, the population of native mussels has increased.
Due to interspecific competition, the population of native mussels has increased.

Due to intraspecific competition, the population of native mussels has increased.
Due to intraspecific competition, the population of native mussels has increased.

Due to intraspecific competition, the population of native mussels has decreased.

Answer 3

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

Due to interspecific competition, the population of native mussels has decreased.

Answer 4

[AI-generated answer — Explain Bot]

The correct answer is "interspecific competition." Interspecific competition refers to competition between different species for resources like food, mates, or territory. In this case, the two laughing gulls, which are different species, are fighting over the sandwich. They are competing with each other for access to the food resource.