Question

squirrels and chipmunks compete for the same food source. what is most likely to happen to the degree of competition between these two species if their food became scarce?
decrease
increase
stay the same
disappear

Explanation:

Squirrels and chipmunks compete for the same food. When the food becomes scarce, there is less of the resource to go around. So, the two species will have to compete more intensely for the limited food. This is based on the concept of competition for limited resources in ecology (a subfield of Biology, which is part of Natural Science). So the degree of competition is most likely to increase.

Answer:

B. increase