You now turn your attention again to the lower intertidal zone. Individuals of all three species can survive there in the absence of the others, and...

You now turn your attention again to the lower intertidal zone. Individuals of all three species can survive there in the absence of the others, and all three species settle there at the same rate. If a predator were present that fed only on Species C, which of the following patterns could you reasonably expect to observe?

a. Fewer individuals of Species C would be present, but the individuals of Species A and B would still be rare.