Choose the most appropriate answer for each.
-Camouflage
A)Blending in and being hidden by the background
B)Relative abundance of each species
C)One organism benefits at another organism's expense
D)Opportunistic colonizers of a newly vacated habitat
E)Lichens on newly hardened, newly cooled lava
F)Number of species in a community
G)Symbiotic interaction that minimizes the costs and maximizes the benefits for both partners
H)One species is eliminated from an area of niche overlap
I)Tasty species resembles repugnant one
J)The process that leads from a pioneer community to a mature community
K)Natural reforestation of burned-over forest

Question

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Camouflage refers to an organism's ability to blend in and be hidden by its background, making it difficult for predators or prey to detect them.

Answer: I
 Resembling a repugnant species is a form of mimicry, where a tasty species mimics the appearance of an unpalatable or poisonous species to avoid being eaten by predators.

Answer: G
 Mutualism refers to a symbiotic interaction where both partners benefit from the relationship, minimizing costs and maximizing benefits.

Answer: H
 Competitive exclusion refers to the elimination of one species from an area of niche overlap, where one species is better adapted to the environment or resource utilization than the other.

Answer: K
 Succession refers to the process of natural reforestation of a burned-over forest, where pioneer species colonize the area and eventually give way to more complex and diverse communities.

Choose the Most Appropriate Answer for Each