The competitive exclusion principle can lead to adaptation of organisms trying to occupy the same niche. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

The collared lizard is a species found in the desert southwest. male collared lizards show considerable color variation, ranging from brightly colored to a very dull pattern. your goal is to determine the function, if any, of male color patterns in collared lizards, using the scientific method. your tentative explanation is that male color plays a role in attracting females for mating purposes. you predict that females will preferentially choose brightly colored males over dull-colored ones. to test this prediction, you observed the interactions of female collared lizards with their male counterparts. you selected males that were the same age and size, and that differed only in their coloration pattern. you placed equal numbers of the two types of male lizards, bright and dull, in aquariums, along with one female lizard per aquarium. out of 350 aquariums observed, the female chose to mate with the brightly colored male 277 times, and the dull-colored male 70 times. in 3 instances, the females did not mate with either type. create a bar graph of your data, plotting the type of male (dull or brightly colored) on the x-axis. on the y-axis, plot the frequency with which each type of male was chosen by females. using this graph, answer the following question(s). is it reasonable to conclude (i. e., is it supported by the data) that female collared lizards prefer more brightly colored male lizards over dull-colored males?

What is an endocrine function? (apex) a. esophageal glands release mucus into the esophagus b. salivary glands release saliva into mouth c. swear glands release sweat to the skin d. the pineal gland releases melatonin into the bloodstream

The spermists believed that: the male made the only hereditary contribution to the offspring the male and female traits were blended in the offspring the female made the only hereditary contribution to the offspring the male and the female made equal contributions to the next generation