Two butterfly species are competing for the same nectar of a flower in a garden. To survive and coexist together,they may avoid competition in the same garden by:

  • A
    feeding at the same time
  • B
    choosing different foraging patterns
  • C
    increasing time spent on attacking each other
  • D
    predating on each other

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