Two members of the same species compete for a limited resource, resulting in equal sharing of the limited resource. What is this called?

A) Interspecific scramble competition
B) Intraspecific scramble competition
C) Interspecific contest competition
D) Intraspecific contest competition
E) Density-independent competition

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Jorge Flores · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  Intraspecific scramble competition occurs when members of the same species (intraspecific) compete for a limited resource, resulting in an equal sharing of the resource among them. This contrasts with contest competition, where some individuals get more of the resource than others.

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