NEETBiologyOrganisms and PopulationsMCQ+4 / −1
Two different species can not live for long duration
in the same niche or habitat. This law is : -
- ACompetitive exclusion principal
- BWeiseman's theory
- CAllen's law
- DGause'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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