| To avoid the competive exclusion principle two similar species live in same area, they may evolve to become more different in order to |
| a) | Reduce competition | b) | Increase competition |
| c) | Use other species resources | d) | Drive the other species to extinction |
| (a)To avoid the competitive exclusion principle two similar species adapt differently to reduce the competition. So that two species can live in same area. Therefore competition does not always result in extinction of species |