Plzz in a certain forest, elephants and deer were feeding on certain types of plants. this plant community was larger than the elephant or deer population. however, due to extensive logging in that area, the number of plants declined. this impacted the availability of food for the elephants and the deer. the elephants started overpowering the deer for food and eventually, the deer started disappearing from the forest. what does the disappearance of deer indicate? a. intraspecific competition b. resource partitioning c. competitive exclusion d. competitive inclusion i need answer for plato

The correct answer is C. Competitive exclusion

Explanation:

In ecology, competitive exclusion principle or competitive exclusion occurs when organism of different species compete for a specific resource (food, space, water, etc) and one of the species has an advantage over other, which leads to the second one to experience a decrease in population and disappear over time, except if adaptation occurs. This principle is based on the idea that competitors cannot coexist especially if one is in the advantage of others. This principle occurs in the example presented because as elephants have an advantage over deers to feed on certain plants, deers are excluded and began to disappear, which would lead to extinction.

answer: c

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