NEET2016Botany-Ecology

NEET 2016 Botany Population Interactions MCQ Question

Type: MCQ-conceptual-Medium-Class 12

Gause’s principle of competitive exclusion states that

A

no two species can occupy the same niche indefinitely for the same limiting resources.

B

larger organisms exclude smaller ones through competition.

C

more abundant species will exclude the less abundant species through competition.

D

competition for the same resources excludes species having different food preferences.

Correct Answer

Option A

Detailed Explanation

Gause's principle, also known as the competitive exclusion principle, states that two species competing for the same limiting resources cannot coexist at constant population values.

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