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Organismal Relationships

Question 7 • 26-27 - C - RUSD Environmental Science S1

The competitive exclusion principle states that _______.

Answer
A
more than two organisms are capable of filling the same niche
B
competition between species never leads to exclusion
C
two organisms who attempt to fill the same niche will develop a mutualistic relationship
D
when two organisms attempt to fill the same niche, one will exclude the other from the ecosystem

Explanation

The competitive exclusion principle says that two species competing for the same limited resources cannot occupy the same niche indefinitely. One species will eventually outcompete and exclude the other from that ecosystem, so the correct choice is “when two organisms attempt to fill the same niche, one will exclude the other from the ecosystem.”

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