Answer:
Niche
Explanation:
Niche basically is the lifelihood of a species that involves feeding on what, drinking from what....
If both species are competing for the same resources, they would compete until a certain species is eradicated. (think of it as 2 species of ants in 2 colonies that are close to each other, take the same leaves, prey and stuff. They would fight with each other in other until one colony is eradicated.) hence, unless a species and adapt and change its niche, both species would fight until one is eliminated. Thus, the principle states that 2 species cannot continue to occupy the same niche, not living environment.
According to the competitive exclusion principle, two species cannot continue to occupy the same niche.
The niche is determined by the biotic factors, which comprise of living features such as animals, plants and fungi, and abiotic factors. Abiotic factors are the non-living, environmental features such as sunlight and water availability and weather, as well as resources such as food and other nutrients.
The niche of an organism is the functional role that it plays within an ecosystem. The niche is determined by the biotic factors, which comprise of living features such as animals, plants and fungi, and abiotic factors.
The competitive exclusion principle says that two species can't coexist if they occupy the same niche. Two species whose niches overlap may evolve by natural selection to have more distinct niches, resulting in resource partitioning
The correct answer is option B.
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