Given below are two statements:
Statement I : Gause’s ‘Competitive Exclusion Principle’ states that two closely related species competing for the same resources cannot co-exist indefinitely and competitively inferior one will be eliminated eventually.
Statement II : In general, carnivores are more adversely affected by competition than herbivores.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- ABoth Statement I and Statement II are false.
- BStatement I is correct Statement II is false.
- CStatement I is incorrect but Statement II is true.
- DBoth Statement I and Statement II are true.
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Correct answer: B
Gause's 'Competitive Exclusion Principle' states that two closely related species competing for the same resources cannot co-exist indefinitely and the competitively inferior one will be eliminated eventually. Thus, statement I is correct.
Statement II is incorrect as in general, herbivores and plants appear to be more adversely affected by competition than carnivores.
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