Question

Competition for light, nutrients and space is most
severe between
(a) closely related organism growing in different
niches
(b) closely related organisms growing in the
same area/niche
(c) distantly related organisms growing in the
same habitat
(d) distantly related organisms growing in
different niches

Answer 1

Competition is rivalry for obtaining the same resource. Competition of light, nutrients and space is most severe between closely related organisms growing in the same area/niche, due to overproduction of population in the same area/ niche.

Answer 2

Answer:

(b) closely related organisms going in same area/niche.