Yes or No: If a species is a good intraspecific competitor, is it necessarily a good interspecific competitor?

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Yes or No: If a species is a good intraspecific competitor, is it necessarily a good interspecific competitor?
O Yes! Species that are good intraspecific competitors are always also good interspecific competitors. Competition is
competition. Species are either good at it or not good at it.
O No! A species that is a good intraspecific competitor could be a poor interspecific competitor or a good interspecific
competitor. Intra- and interspecific competiton are two different things.
Transcribed Image Text:Yes or No: If a species is a good intraspecific competitor, is it necessarily a good interspecific competitor? O Yes! Species that are good intraspecific competitors are always also good interspecific competitors. Competition is competition. Species are either good at it or not good at it. O No! A species that is a good intraspecific competitor could be a poor interspecific competitor or a good interspecific competitor. Intra- and interspecific competiton are two different things.
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