Identify Gause's Competitive Exclusion Principle from the following.

  • A
    The feeding efficiency of one species may be reduced due to the interfering and inhibitory presence of the other species.
  • B
    The fitness of one species is significantly lower in the presence of another species.
  • C
    Two closely related species competing for the same resources cannot coexist indefinitely.
  • D
    This type of life ensures a non-expensive arrangement for living and eating.

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Match List-$I$ with List-$II$.
List-$I$ (Interacting species)List-$II$ (Name of interaction)
$A$. $A$ Leopard and a Lion in a forest/grassland$I$. Competition
$B$. $A$ Cuckoo laying egg in a Crow's nest$II$. Brood parasitism
$C$. Fungi and root of a higher plant in Mycorrhizae$III$. Mutualism
$D$. $A$ cattle egret and a Cattle in a field$IV$. Commensalism

Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

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Mycorrhiza is an example of which of the following?

Given below are two statements $:$
Statement-$I$ : Species facing competition might evolve mechanisms that promote co-existence rather than exclusion.
Statement-$II$ : In endoparasites,morphological and anatomical features are greatly simplified while emphasising their reproductive potential.
In the light of the above statements,choose the correct answer from the options given below.

Two closely related species competing for the same resources cannot coexist indefinitely and the competitively inferior will be eliminated eventually. This principle is known as:

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