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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