Claire, an ecologist, is finding it difficult to identify an interaction in nature because of changing environmental conditions and the complex indirect interactions of multiple species. Which interaction is Claire trying to find in nature?
Q A. interference competition
O
apparent competition
C. exploitation competition
predation
symbiosis

well

explanation:

the principles and empirical processes of discovery and demonstration considered characteristic of or necessary for scientific investigation, generally involving the observation of phenomena, the formulation of a hypothesis concerning the phenomena, experimentation to test the hypothesis, and development of a conclusion that confirms, rejects, or modifies the hypothesis.