True or false the competitive exclusion principle can lead to adaptation of organisms trying to occupy the same niche.

The answer is TRUE.

Species occupying the same niche will always compete for the same resources. This is why Gause coined the law of competitive exclusion. The species that has the advantage over the other will outcompete the other for resources. The weak species will, therefore, be gradually eliminated from the niche because they will not be able to reach reproductive age.

However, since competition will be disadvantegous for both species, one way that the competing species can coexist stably is by partitioning the environment and occupying different niches.

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explanation:

plate tectonics and volcanic euptions

over time, plate tectonic processes cause continents to move to different positions on the globe.

for example, britain was near to the equator 300 million years ago, and therefore was hotter than it is today. for further details look at our climate through time poster or online map.

the movement of the plates also causes volcanoes and mountains to form and these too can contribute to a change in climate.

mountain ranges formed by plate tectonics. large mountain chains can influence the circulation of air around the globe, and consequently influence the climate.   warm air might be deflected somewhere cooler by the mountains.

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