Asked by kj

Rabbits and sheep both graze on shrubs, grasses, and other plants. The sharp rise in the population of rabbits in a region may result in a shortage of plants for sheep to graze upon.

This relationship between sheep and rabbits is an example of _______.
A.
parasitism
B.
competition
C.
predation
D.
commensalism

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
B. competition

Both species use the same limited resource (plants), so an increase in rabbits reduces the resources available to sheep — a classic example of interspecific competition.