The Principle of Competitive Exclusion States That ________

question 23

Multiple Choice

The principle of competitive exclusion states that ________.

• A) two species cannot coexist in the same habitat
• B) competition between two species always causes extinction or emigration of one species
• C) two species that have exactly the same niche cannot coexist in a community
• D) two species will stop reproducing until one species leaves the habitat

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