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What is an example of "competitive release"?
BiologyOrganisms and PopulationsNEET
Options:
  • A Species expand their range dramatically when a competing species is removed
  • B Competition occurs between unrelated species for the same resource
  • C Interference competition reduces the feeding efficiency of one species
  • D Competitive exclusion occurs only when resources are abundant
Solution:
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The correct answer is: Species expand their range dramatically when a competing species is removed
Competitive release is when a species whose distribution is restricted to a small geographical area because of the presence of a competitively superior species, is found to expand its distributional range dramatically when the competing species is experimentally removed.

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