According to the Competitive Exclusion Principle,two Species Cannot Continue to Occupy

Question

According to the competitive exclusion principle,two species cannot continue to occupy the same
A)habitat.
B)niche.
C)territory.
D)range.
E)biome.

Accepted Answer

The competitive exclusion principle states that no two species can occupy the same niche in the same habitat at the same time. A niche encompasses all aspects of an organism's lifestyle, including its role in the ecosystem, its habitat, what it eats, and what eats it. Therefore, answer B is correct because two species could coexist in the same habitat, but they cannot occupy the same niche in that habitat.