Given below are two statements: Statement I : Gause's competitive exclusion principle…
Biology · NEET · NTA Exams — Organisms and Populations
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Gause's competitive exclusion principle states that two closely related species competing for different resources cannot exist indefinitely.
Statement II: According to Gause's principle, during competition, the inferior will be eliminated. This may be true if resources are limiting.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
- Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
- Statement I incorrect but Statement II is correct
- Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
- Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
Answer
(B) Statement I incorrect but Statement II is correct
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