While out hiking you observe two beetle species (i.e., beetl…
While out hiking you observe two beetle species (i.e., beetle species A and beetle species B) feeding on a single species of plant (i.e., Shrub C). Consider the Competitive Exclusion Principle for the two beetle species, which states that two species cannot coexist indefinitely when they are both limited by the same resource. Describe an experiment that you could perform to test if the two beetle species (i.e., beetles A and B) feeding on the shrub (i.e., shrub C only) fit this principle. Include a brief description of two treatments and one control, as well as a variable you will measure to help determine the outcome (4.0 pts). What pattern(s) do you predict to observe if your experiment of the Competitive Exclusion Principle is supported? Explain your reasoning (4.0 pts). What pattern(s) do you predict to observe if your experiment of the Competitive Exclusion Principle is not supported? Explain your reasoning (4.0 pts).