Botany · Organisms and Populations
NEET (UG) 2023 — Question 112
Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Statement I and the other is labelled as Statement II :
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 most appropriate answer from the options given below:
- Option A:
Both statement I and statement Il are incorrect.
- Option B:Correct
Statement I is correct and statement Il is incorrect.
- Option C:
Statement I is incorrect and statement Il is correct.
- Option D:
Both statements 1 and statements ll are correct.
Answer: B
Step-by-step solution
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 eventaully. 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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- Exam
- NEET (UG) 2023
- Paper
- 2023 paper
- Subject
- Botany
- Chapter
- Organisms and Populations
- Topic
- Competition