Question

Gause's principle of competitive exclusion states that:

• A. More abundant species will exclude the less abundant species through competition
• B. Competition for the same resources excludes species having different food preferences
• C. No two species can occupy the same niche indefinitely for the same limiting resources
• D. Larger organisms exclude smaller ones through competition

Answer 1

The correct option is C No two species can occupy the same niche indefinitely for the same limiting resources

Gause's principle of competitive exclusion states that two species competing for the same limiting resource cannot coexist in the same niche indefinitely.