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The habitat is where an organism lives and has many different organisms within it. The niche is the purpose that organism fulfills in that habitat. No two species can occupy the same niche in the same habitat due to competition for that role.

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How many are there alligators?

There are two species of alligators: the American alligator and the Chinese alligator. The American alligator is found in the southeastern United States, while the Chinese alligator is found in eastern China. Both species are considered threatened due to habitat loss and hunting.


How many endangered animals are in the US?

There are currently over 1,300 plant and animal species listed as endangered or threatened in the United States under the Endangered Species Act. These species face varying levels of risk of extinction due to factors like habitat loss, pollution, climate change, and human activities.


Are Mute Swans endangered?

Mute Swans are not considered endangered. They are classified as a species of Least Concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). However, they are protected in some regions due to hunting and habitat loss.


How many ocelots are in the world?

As the ocelot has a vast range that extends from extreme southern Texas all the way south into much of South America and much of the habitat they occupy is in remote areas, it is unknown how many ocelots remain. It is a fairly common animal in much of its range and listed as a species of least concern. The population in the United States is quite small so it is listed as an endangered species in that country.


What principle states that animals succeed each other in a definite sequence?

The principle you are referring to is known as the Law of Superposition in geology, which states that in undisturbed layers of rock, the oldest rocks are at the bottom and the youngest are at the top. This principle helps geologists to determine the relative ages of rocks and fossils.

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What is the principle of competitive exclusion principle?

The principle of competitive exclusion states that two species cannot occupy the same niche. If they do occupy the same niche, competition for food, space and limited resources will occur. Too much competition will occur until the best-adapted species cause the disappearance of the other.


What is Competitive exclusion principle?

The competitive exclusion principle states that no two species can coexist if they occupy the same niche and compete for the same resources.There are two possible outcomes of the competition:One species is less capable and becomes extinct.One species undergoes an evolutionary or behavioral shift towards a different ecological niche.


What is the competition exclusive principle?

The competitive exclusion principle states that no two species can coexist if they occupy the same niche and compete for the same resources.There are two possible outcomes of the competition:One species is less capable and becomes extinct.One species undergoes an evolutionary or behavioral shift towards a different ecological niche.


Can an object occupy the same space?

No, according to the principle of exclusion in physics, two objects cannot occupy the same space at the same time. This is known as the Pauli exclusion principle, which states that no two fermions (particles with half-integer spin) can occupy the same quantum state simultaneously.


Competitive exclusion occurs when?

A single species, or two species that occupy different niches in the same range and use different resources. Darwin's finches are an example of this. Large strong beaks take the large seeds and small beaks take the lesser seeds as resources.


No two animal can occupy the same niche. This was enunciated by?

This idea was first formulated by G. Evelyn Hutchinson, an ecologist who proposed the concept of ecological niche in the 1950s. The competitive exclusion principle, based on this concept, states that two species cannot coexist if they occupy the exact same niche in an ecosystem.


Principle that states that living species are descended from ancient ones?

modification


What is gause's competitive exculsion principle?

Gause's Law states that when all other ecological factors are constant, two species competing for the same resources will not coexist. In the long term one will gain advantage and dominate the other, leading to extinction or a behavioral shift in the dominate species' competitor.


When can two electrons occupy the same orbital according to Pauli's exclusion principle?

Two electrons can occupy the same orbital if they have opposite spins. Pauli's exclusion principle states that no two electrons in an atom can have the same set of four quantum numbers, which include spin.


How does the competitive exclusion principle lead to resource partitioning?

The competitive exclusion principle states that two species competing for the same limited resource cannot coexist indefinitely; one will outcompete the other. This leads to resource partitioning, where species evolve to use different resources or occupy different niches to reduce competition and coexist. By diversifying how they utilize resources, species can avoid direct competition and share available resources more effectively.


Why the pauli exclusion principle is called as exclusion principle?

Pauli's principle states that no two electrons in the same atom can occupy the same quantum state, so that excludes the possibility of two electrons having the same quantum state in an atom


Do the results support the principle of competitive exclusion?

Yes, if the results show that one species outcompetes another leading to the elimination of the second species, it supports the principle of competitive exclusion. This principle states that two species competing for the same limited resource cannot coexist in the long term.