Competition is best defined as a process in which

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one species is harmed while the other species is neither benefited nor harmed

one species outcompetes another for resources always leading to the extinction of inferior species

the natality of one species is significantly higher in the presence of another species.

the intrinsic rate of increase of one species is significantly lower in the presence of another species.

answer is D.

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Competition is best defined as a process in which the intrinsic rate of increase (r) of one species is significantly lower in the presence of another species.

One species is harmed while the other species is neither benefited nor harmed in the case of amensalism.

Competition always need not result in the exclusion of the inferior species. Competing species can also coexist by mechanisms such as resource partitioning.

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