Which is an example of a competitive relationship?

A.

lions and elephants needing a watering hole

B.

ticks feeding off the blood of a moose who is then harmed

C.

husky dogs and humans traveling through Arctic climates

D.

silverfish protected by army ants as they walk with them in the jungle

Question

Which is an example of a competitive relationship?  
 
 

 
 

  

  A. 
 
lions and elephants needing a watering hole
   
   

 
 

  

  B. 
 
ticks feeding off the blood of a moose who is then harmed
   
   

 
 

  

  C. 
 
husky dogs and humans traveling through Arctic climates
   
   

 
 

  

  D. 
 
silverfish protected by army ants as they walk with them in the jungle

anonymous · Answer

Interspecific competition may occur when individuals of two separate species share a limiting resource in the same area. If the resource cannot support both populations, then lowered fecundity, growth, or survival may result in at least one species.