Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Gause's Competitive Exclusion Principle states that two closely related species competing for the same resources cannot co-exist indefinitely and competitively inferior one will be eliminated eventually.
Statement II: In general, carnivores are more adversely affected by competition than herbivores.
In the light of the above statements. choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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Gause's 'Competitive Exclusion Principle' states that two closely related species competing for the same resources cannot co-exist indefinitely, and the competitively inferior one will be eliminated eventually. Thus, statement I is correct. Statement II is incorrect, as in general, herbivores and plants appear to be more adversely affected by competition than carnivores.
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