Q. Gause's competitive exclusion principle states that:

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The competitive exclusion principle or called as Gause's law states that "two species that compete for the exact same resources cannot stably coexist." As per the law, one of the two competitors will lead to extinction of the other by having a slight advantage. This can also lead to evolution of distinguishing characteristics in areas where they co-exist.