Question

The principle of competitive exclusion was enunciated by

• A. Verhulst and Pearl
• B. C.Darwin
• C. G.F. Gause
• D. Mac Arthur

Answer 1

The correct option is C G.F. Gause

• The competitive exclusion principle is also known as Gause's law of competitive exclusion. It was proposed by G.F, Gause in the year 1934.
• It states that any two species that require the same resources(food) cannot coexist. This is because, in a competition to survive, they try to consume as many resources as they can, not leaving anything for the opponent or competitor. The weaker species will either go extinct, or will adapt to some other resource and evolve, but it will be out of that competition sooner or later.
• Hence the principle of competitive exclusion was enunciated by G.F.Gause.