The competitive exclusion principle states that two organisms cannot coexist if they compete for the same resources at the same time in the same place. True False
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The competitive exclusion principle states that _______. 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
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Which of the following statements about the competitive exclusion principle is true? When two organisms attempt to fill the same niche, one will exclude the other from the ecosystem. More than two organisms are capable of filling the same niche. When two species occupy the same niche one will evolve to become a predator and will prey on the other species. It is not possible for two species with different niches to coexist.
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According to the competitive exclusion hypothesis, a. two species that use the exact same resources show very little competition. b. two species with the same niche cannot coexist. c. one species that competes with several different species for resources will be excluded from the community. d. all competition between species results in the extinction of at least one of the species. e. none of the above is correct.
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