Competitive Exclusion Is Based on the Idea That

question 5

Multiple Choice

Competitive exclusion is based on the idea that

• A) one species will hold some sort of advantage over the other one.
• B) no two species can completely occupy the same niche.
• C) the more two species overlap in their capacity to obtain and use resources the less likely they are to coexist.
• D) all of these are true.
• E) none of these are true.

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Definitions:

Play-oriented

An approach or attitude focusing on play and enjoyment, often in the context of learning or creative activities.

Group-centred

Focused on or revolving around the interests and needs of the group as a whole.

Laissez-faire

A policy or attitude of letting things take their own course, without interfering, often referred to in economics to describe a free-market system with minimal government intervention.

Coercion

The practice of compelling someone to act in an involuntary manner by use of threats or force.