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Evolution by Natural Selection

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A process in which the fitness of one species is significantly lowered in the presence of another species is

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competition

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parasitism

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predation

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proto co-operation

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Solution

The correct option is A competition
Interspecific competition reduces fitness (measured in terms of r, the intrinsic rate of increase).

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