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2002 · Q53
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Organisms and Populations question

2002 · Q53

NEETBiologyOrganisms and PopulationsMCQ+4 / −1
Two different species can not live for long duration in the same niche or habitat. This law is : -
  1. A
    Competitive exclusion principal
  2. B
    Weiseman's theory
  3. C
    Allen's law
  4. D
    Gause's hypothesis
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Correct answer: D

Interspecific competition is rivalry amongst members of different species. The severity of competition depends upon similarity in the requirement of food and shelter. Every type of organism has a particular niche, no two organisms can live in same niche. One of the two is eliminated. This phenomenon is called Gause hypothesis of competitive exclusion.

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