Question

choose the correct answer. as resources decline in an ecosystem, all forms of competition increases. which of these represents interspecific competition? a wolf competing with a coyote and vultures for an elk carcass a school of bluefin tuna competing for mackerel a herd of white - tailed deer competing for grass in a meadow

Explanation:

Interspecific competition is competition between different species.

• In the first option, a wolf (Canis lupus), coyote (Canis latrans), and vultures (e.g., Cathartes aura) are different species competing for an elk carcass.
• In the second option, bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) competing for mackerel is intraspecific (same - species) competition if it's within the same school (though if different schools of bluefin tuna, it could be interspecific among different groups of the same species, but generally, a school is a group of the same species).
• In the third option, a herd of white - tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) is a group of the same species, so it's intraspecific competition.

Answer:

a wolf competing with a coyote and vultures for an elk carcass