In the late 1960s, Robert Paine conducted landmark studies on diversity in the rocky intertidal zone, comparing the species diversity in control plots with diversity in experimental plots from which he removed the top predator, sea stars. After 5 years, 15 species of intertidal invertebrates lived in the control plots, while the experimental plots were dominated by only two species, one mussel and one barnacle. The process MOST likely responsible for the loss of species diversity in the experimental plots was:

predation.
parasitism.
competitive exclusion.
resource partitioning.
mutualism.

Hurry i need your (100 points) 1) what are the responsibilities of the region of the brain highlighted below? (picture located below) the highlighted portion is at the rear base of the brain, behind the brain stem. regulating homeostasis, hunger and eating, thirst and drinking, and many other functions of basic survival. coordinating movement and balance by using information from sensory nerves, including hand-eye coordination. controlling voluntary body movements, processing information from sense organs, thoughts, and learning abilities. regulating important involuntary bodily functions such as blood pressure, heart rate, breathing, and swallowing. 2)which of the following systems or structures is correctly paired with its function? neurons - brain cells that control thoughts, calculations, and memory cerebral cortex - portion of the brain that controls involuntary body movement peripheral nervous system - carries impulses to and from the central nervous system central nervous system - carries information from the nerves to the muscles and glands