Competitive Exclusion Principle MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers

C. Darwin

G. F. Gause

MacArthur

Verhulst Pearl

More abundant species will exclude the less abundant species through competition.

Competition for the same resources excludes species having different food preferences.

No two species can occupy the same niche indefinitely for the same limiting resources.

Larger organisms exclude smaller ones through competition.

For the same prey, two species may compete.

Closely related species can coexist in the same area due to a slight change in their niche.

The dominant species succeeds as a result of competitive exclusion.

Character displacement between two species enables them to compete.

Theory of Special Creation

Mutation Theory

Gause’s competitive exclusion principle

Theory of Organic Evolution

Competition over the same resources eliminates species with diverse dietary preferences.

For the same limited resources, no two species may occupy the same niche permanently.

Through competition, larger species drive out smaller ones.

By competition, more plentiful species will drive out less abundant species.

One species will eventually outcompete and eliminate the other species

The two species will divide the resource and coexist in the same niche

The competition will lead to the evolution of new species

The two species will form a mutualistic relationship

The competitive exclusion principle and resource partitioning are two different names for the same concept

Resource partitioning is a mechanism that leads to the competitive exclusion of weaker species

The competitive exclusion principle and resource partitioning are two independent concepts that do not affect each other

Resource partitioning is a mechanism that prevents the competitive exclusion of weaker species

Both Statement I and Statement II are true.

Both Statement I and Statement II are false..

Statement I is correct but Statement II is false.

Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is true.