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. Who gave the following sentence “Two closely related species competing for the same resources cannot co-exist indefinitely and the competitively inferior will be eliminated eventually”?

AGause’s competitive exclusion principle

BMutation Theory

CTheory of Special Creation

DTheory of Organic Evolution

Answer:

A. Gause’s competitive exclusion principle

Read Explanation:

  • The above sentence is given by Gause’s competitive exclusion principle.

  • It states that two species having the same resources cannot live together at constant population values.

  • The inferior species will be eliminated with time due to natural selection.

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