1. | differences among similar species whose distributions overlap geographically are accentuated in regions where the species co-occur, but are minimized or lost where the species' distributions do not overlap. |
2. | two species which compete for the same limited resource cannot coexist at constant population values. |
3. | there is an expansion of the range of a species when a competitor for its niche is removed. |
4. | there is a division of limited resources by species to help avoid competition in an ecological niche. |
Assertion (A): | Predators in nature are ‘prudent’. |
Reason (R): | Predators keep prey populations under control. |
1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly explains (A) |
2. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not correctly explain (A) |
3. | (A) is True, (R) is False |
4. | (A) is False, (R) is True |