Which statement about the difference between a competitive network and a competitive hierarchy is true?
A) A competitive network comprises more species than interaction networks.
B) In a competitive hierarchy, one species dominates the interaction; in an interaction network, no one species dominates the interaction.
C) The interactions are stronger in a competitive network than in interaction networks.
D) In a competitive hierarchy, indirect species interactions always buffer strong competition; in interaction networks, they do not.

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In a competitive hierarchy, one species tends to dominate the interactions, whereas in a competitive network, interactions are more evenly distributed among species, preventing any single species from dominating.

Which Statement About the Difference Between a Competitive Network and a Competitive