NEET Biology question

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Statements I. Recent studies support competition as suggested in 'Gause's Competitive Exclusion Principle' II. Gause's hypothesis says if two species compete for same resources then one will be eliminated by another species III. More recent studies point out that species facing competition might evolve mechanisms that promote co-existence rather than exclusion IV. Gause's competitive exclusion principle is effective when resources are in excess V. Unlimited resources give better opportunity for adaptation. Choose the correct combination of statements

Answer: (A)

Solution

Statement II correctly restates Gause's original hypothesis, Statement III correctly notes that species facing competition may instead evolve coexistence mechanisms (resource partitioning), and these findings are broadly

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