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According to the principle of competitive exclusion, two species cannot continue to occupy the same _____. (concept 54.1)

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Two species can not occupy the same ecological niche.
An ecological niche is a place of the organism in the ecosystem, both physical and trophic ( a place in the food web).
If two organisms are using the same space and resources, they will compete amongst each other, and one of them will be excluded.
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