Question

A type of competition in which one organism directly prevents another from accessing a resource is called what?

Options

• Exploitative competition

• Competitive release

• Interference competition

• Resource partitioning

Answer 1

Interference competition is a type of competition where one organism directly prevents another from accessing a resource through active blocking or interference. Examples include the interaction between Balanus and Chthamalus barnacles, where one species physically excludes the other from a resource.