(a) Competition for the same resources excludes species having different food preferences
(b) No two species can occupy the same niche indefinitely for the same limiting resources
(c) Larger organisms exclude smaller ones through competition
(d) More abundant species will exclude the less abundant species through competition
[NEET 2016, Phase 1]
Correct Option (b) Reason : Gause's principle of competitive exclusion states that no two species can occupy the same niche indefinitely for the same limiting resources.