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Which of the following best describes resource partitioning?

Resource partitioning allows species to coexist by utilizing different parts of a resource, reducing direct competition. This follows from latest NCERT 2026-27 principle explaining the concept clearly for NEET students in simple steps as per rationalized syllabus.

Ref: NCERT Biology Textbook - Latest Edition for Academic Session 2026-27 (Botany section, Rationalized Textbook for Class XI and XII), Chapter: Biology - Botany portion (Latest NCERT Textbooks for Academic Session 2026-27 -

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Ecologically similar species coexist if:

“Significant niche differences arise” for ecologically similar species coexist if. This relationship follows from the ecological mechanism represented by the terms in the item, not merely from an association between their names. A niche is the multidimensional set of abiotic conditions, resources, and biotic relationships under which a population can persist. The fundamental niche reflects physiological and resource limits, while the realized niche is modified by competitors, consumers, mutualists, and dispersal barriers. The remaining alternatives—“Niches identical”, “Complete competition”, “

Ref: Ecology: Concepts and Applications, Molles, 9th Ed., Ch. 13

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Resource partitioning leads to:

“Decreased niche overlap” for resource partitioning leads to. This relationship follows from the ecological mechanism represented by the terms in the item, not merely from an association between their names. Habitat describes where an organism occurs; niche additionally describes how it obtains resources and affects or responds to other organisms. Distribution therefore provides evidence about a niche but is not identical to it. The remaining alternatives—“Increased competition”, “Population decline”, “Competitive exclusion”—refer to different states, processes, or scales and therefore do not

Ref: Ecology: Concepts and Applications, Molles, 9th Ed., Ch. 13

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Resource partitioning occurs in:

“Both space and time” for resource partitioning occurs in. This relationship follows from the ecological mechanism represented by the terms in the item, not merely from an association between their names. Niche differentiation reduces overlap by separating species along resource, space, or time axes. Such partitioning can stabilize coexistence when each species performs relatively better under the conditions it uses most strongly. The remaining alternatives—“Space only”, “Time only”, “Neither”—refer to different states, processes, or scales and therefore do not express the same causal relation

Ref: Ecology: Concepts and Applications, Molles, 9th Ed., Ch. 13

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Resource partitioning primarily reduces:

“Resource competition” for resource partitioning primarily reduces. This relationship follows from the ecological mechanism represented by the terms in the item, not merely from an association between their names. A niche is the multidimensional set of abiotic conditions, resources, and biotic relationships under which a population can persist. The fundamental niche reflects physiological and resource limits, while the realized niche is modified by competitors, consumers, mutualists, and dispersal barriers. The remaining alternatives—“Genetic variability”, “Ecological niches”, “Population grow

Ref: Ecology: Concepts and Applications, Molles, 9th Ed., Ch. 13

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Warbler resource partitioning studied by:

“Robert MacArthur” for warbler resource partitioning studied by. This relationship follows from the ecological mechanism represented by the terms in the item, not merely from an association between their names. Habitat describes where an organism occurs; niche additionally describes how it obtains resources and affects or responds to other organisms. Distribution therefore provides evidence about a niche but is not identical to it. The remaining alternatives—“Evelyn Hutchinson”, “G.F. Gause”, “Charles Darwin”—refer to different states, processes, or scales and therefore do not express the same

Ref: Ecology: Concepts and Applications, Molles, 9th Ed., Ch. 13

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