Which relationship below is an example of competition in an ecosystem?

A. Birds eat the insects that cattle disturb while grazing, and they occasionally ride on the cows' backs.

B. Bald eagles and black bears fish from the same mountain lake.

C. Squirrels nest in an oak tree, and insects live under the ground near the tree.

D. Rabbits eat the grasses and shrubs in a meadow, and wolves eat the rabbits in the meadow.

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Humberto Johns

27 May, 05:28

Which relationship below is an example of competition in an ecosystem?

A. Birds eat the insects that cattle disturb while grazing, and they occasionally ride on the cows' backs.

B. Bald eagles and black bears fish from the same mountain lake.

C. Squirrels nest in an oak tree, and insects live under the ground near the tree.

D. Rabbits eat the grasses and shrubs in a meadow, and wolves eat the rabbits in the meadow.

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Jovany Love · Answer 1

"B. Bald eagles and black bears fish from the same mountain lake" is an example of competition in an ecosystem because two species are fighting over the same resource.

Janelle Price · Answer 2

Option B, Bald eagles and black bears fish from the same mountain lake.