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Gause's principle of competitive exclusion states that
A
competition for the same resources excludes species having different food preferences.
B
no two species can occupy the same niche indefinitely for the same limiting resources.
C
larger organisms exclude smaller ones through competition.
D
more abundant species will exclude the less abundant species through competition.
Explanation
Two species cannot share one niche indefinitely.
Detailed Solution
Gause's competitive exclusion principle states that two closely related species competing for the same limiting resources in the same niche cannot co-exist; the inferior one is eliminated.