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Why are mussels and barnacles considered to be in competition with each other on the rocky shore? They engage in physical fights with each other for mates. They both occupy space on rocks and can prevent the other from settling. They both use the same amount of sunlight. They each keep other species from preying on the other.

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Mussels and barnacles considered to be in competition with each other on the rocky shore because they both occupy space on rocks and can prevent each other from settling.

Step-by-step explanation:

Barnacles and mussels compete with each other for space and the competition with space is one of the strongest competitions especially when non-moving organisms are involved. Both the organism attach themselves on rocks and and then filter food from the surrounding waters.

The competition for space intensifies with increase in population density and in this case,it often leads to the elimination of either barnacles or mussels from the living space.

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