Quantrex Quantrex AcademyJEE · NEET · NDA PYQs with solutions Open app
NEET 2016
Exam
NEET
Year
2016
Subject
Zoology
Chapter
Organisms and Populations

NEET 2016 · Zoology · Organisms and Populations

Gause's principle of competitive exclusion states that:

Gause's principle of competitive exclusion states that:

Options

  1. AMore abundant species will exclude the less abundant species through competition
  2. BCompetition for the same resources excludes species having different food preferences
  3. CNo two species can occupy the same niche indefinitely for the same limiting resources
  4. DLarger organisms exclude smaller ones through competition

Correct answer

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

Step-by-step solution

It is a proposition named after Georgy Gause. Gause's principle of competitive exclusion states that two closely related species competing for the same resources cannot c0-exist indefinitely and the competitively inferior one will be eliminated eventually. This may be true if limited resources are present.
Practice Organisms and Populations on Quantrex Academy →

More from Organisms and Populations

Match List-I with List-II . List-I List-II A. Both species are harmed I. Predation B. One… NEET 2026Choose the correct statements regarding population interactions between two species. A.… NEET 2026Which of the following equations depicts Verhulst-Pearl logistic population growth ? NEET 2026Consider a population of 10 million cells. Given the per-capita birth rate of 0.002 (per… NEET 2026Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled… NEET 2026Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled… NEET 2026Which one of the following is an appropriate example of 'sexual deceit' ? NEET 2026Who is known as the father of Ecology in India? NEET 2025 Full Organisms and Populations list All NEET PYQs