NEET UG BIOLOGY MCQ: ORGANISMS AND POPULATION

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(A): Two closely related species competing for the same resource cannot co-exist indefinitely.

(R): If two species compete for the same resource, they could avoid competition by choosing, for instance, different times for feeding or different foraging patterns.

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Correct option: B

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation for Assertion

Option B (Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation for Assertion) is correct because while both statements are true, the reason doesn't explain the competitive exclusion principle.

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