Two species of caterpillar feed on the same species of corn.Upon close inspection,the two insects are found to be feeding on different parts of the corn,the root and the stem.Such observations led us to believe that no two species can occupy the same niche at the same time,a principle called

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Competitive exclusion is the principle that no two species can occupy the same niche at the same time. In this scenario, the two species of caterpillar are feeding on different parts of the corn, which suggests that they have different niches and are not directly competing for the same resources. This observation supports the principle of competitive exclusion. The other choices (keystone species, succession, ecological dominance, and commensalism) do not accurately describe this concept.

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