Question

In his experiments on competition between different pairs of Paramecium species, Gause found that sometimes both species persisted, but in other cases only one species survived. Which of the following hypotheses did Gause articulate to explain the cases in which both species persisted? a) One species was a much better competitor than the other. b) Periodic disturbance allowed for coexistence. c) The two species tended to use different resources. d) © The two species exhibited only interference competition, not exploitation competition. e) None of the above.

Answer 1

Coexistence occur in 2 different species of Paramecium on the basis of resource Partiotioning i.e 2 specues uses two different resource for existance.