An absorptive heterotroph is an organism which secretes enzymes externally into its environment to digest organic materials which are then absorbed.
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Answer:
resource partitioning
Explanation:
Based on the scenario being described within the question it can be said that this is an example of resource partitioning. This term refers to when a species divides the limited resources in order to avoid competition within it's environment. Such as the two species of mice are doing by feeding in on the same resources at different times in order to avoid competition and conflict between each other. Thus allowing them to co-exist within the same environment.
There would be less variability in the genes of the watermelon plants and is denoted as option A.
<h3>What is Variability?</h3>
This is defined as the difference between organisms which is caused by genetic or environmental factors.
Using the seeds from the largest, tastiest watermelons will reduce variability over time because these characteristics will become dominant.
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