1. Competition (leading to extinction), between flour beetles feeding on wheat flour, could lead to which of the following outcomes (if the sack of wheat flour is cool and wet, with no microhabitat variation)? A. beetles favoring cool, wet conditions will survive, and so will those favoring warm, dry conditions B. beetles favoring warm, dry conditions will survive, while those favoring cool, wet conditions will not C. beetles favoring warm, dry conditions will go extinct, and so will those favoring cool, wet conditions D. beetles favoring cool, wet conditions will survive, while those favoring warm, dry conditions will not E. beetles favoring warm, dry conditions will survive, and so will those favoring cool, wet conditions

1. Competition (leading to extinction), between flour beetles feeding on wheat flour, could lead to which of the following outcomes (if the sack of wheat flour is cool and wet, with no microhabitat variation)? A. beetles favoring cool, wet conditions will survive, and so will those favoring warm, dry conditions B. beetles favoring warm, dry conditions will survive, while those favoring cool, wet conditions will not C. beetles favoring warm, dry conditions will go extinct, and so will those favoring cool, wet conditions D. beetles favoring cool, wet conditions will survive, while those favoring warm, dry conditions will not E. beetles favoring warm, dry conditions will survive, and so will those favoring cool, wet conditions

Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)

14th Edition

ISBN:9781305073951

Author:Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr

Publisher:Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr

Chapter44: Population Ecology

Section: Chapter Questions

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