Competitive exclusion principle: Two species competing for the exact same niche cannot coexist indefinitely; one will outcompete the other.
How to apply it: Use competitive exclusion to explain why Paramecium aurelia outcompetes P. caudatum when grown together.
Course: AP Environmental Science · Unit: The Living World: Biodiversity
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