In this experiment, two barnacle species are hypothesized to be competing with each other. Semibalanus was removed from the lower part of the rocky habitat shown on the left. In response, Chtamalus grew in all of the open space that Semibalanus left. Which of the following statements is a valid conclusion of this experiment? Chthalamus was out competing Semibalanus in the lower intertidal zone when both species were present together. Semibalanus was outcompeting Chthamalus in the lower intertidal zone when both species were present together. The two species of barnacles do not compete with each other. Semibalanus and Chthamalus have a mutualistic interaction.
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