Earth Science c/o food preference

Question

 a specialized food preference

 

a.  is always an advantage to an orgainism

b.  may place an organism at risk of starvation

c.  increases competition for food among species in an ecosystem

d.  none of these

Answer 1

Specialized food preference is not  always an advantage to an organism; it may place an organism at the risk of starvation depending on the extent of specialization, available resources and number of members present in that particular habitat. It is likely to increase the competition for food in an ecosystem depending on number of species present and the abundance of resources, climate etc.

 

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