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Biology Organisms and Populations Organism To Some Terminology Single Correct MCQ
Published on: August 21, 2026

Competition for food, light and space is most severe in –

A
Closely related species growing in the same area (in the same niche)
B
Closely related species growing in different habitat
C
Distantly related species growing in the same habitat
D
Distantly related species growing in different habitat

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Competition is most intense when organisms occupy the same ecological niche and depend on the same limited resources like food, light, and space. This is known as Interspecific competition.

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