Interspecific competition is always competition between two different species. In this kind of interaction, one species always loses out to the other competing species.

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Solution

The correct option is B False
Interspecific competition need not always lead to competition and subsequent subjugation of one species by another. There are many cases where in the two species may have the same food source but their diet habits allows them to thrive with each other in perfect harmony. A perfect example for this would be different species of Warbler birds, which breed and nest during different times so that all species can cohabit without any disturbance in the ecosystem.

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Q56) Consider the following table where + means positive effect on the species, - means negative effect on the species and 0 represents no effect on the species.

S No.	Species A	Species B	Kind of interaction
i)	+	+	Competition
ii)	-	-	Predation
iii)	+	-	Parasitism
iv)	+	-	Mutualism
v)	+	0	Commensalism
vi)	-	0	Amensalism

Which of the above correctly represents the effect on the species with the kind of interaction taking place?

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