Match the following pairs correctly — Scientist / Contributions: (a) Charles Elton – (i) Competition exclusion principle; (b) Darwin – (ii) n-dimensional hypervolume; (c) Hutchinson – (iii) Galapagos…

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Match the following pairs correctly — Scientist / Contributions: (a) Charles Elton – (i) Competition exclusion principle; (b) Darwin – (ii) n-dimensional hypervolume; (c) Hutchinson – (iii) Galapagos finches; (d) Gause – (iv) Biodiversity resistance hypothesis.

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a-iv, b-iii, c-ii, d-i

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Explanation: Elton proposed the diversity–stability (biodiversity resistance) hypothesis, Darwin studied Galapagos finches, Hutchinson defined the n-dimensional hypervolume niche, and Gause formulated the competitive exclusion principle.

Match the following pairs correctly — Scientist / Contributions: (a) Charles Elton – (i) Competition exclusion principle; (b) Darwin – (ii) n-dimensional hypervolume; (c) Hutchinson – (iii) Galapagos finches; (d) Gause – (iv) Biodiversity resistance hypothesis.

Answer: C. a-iv, b-iii, c-ii, d-i

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Match the following pairs correctly — Scientist / Contributions: (a) Charles Elton – (i) Competition exclusion principle; (b) Darwin – (ii) n-dimensional hypervolume; (c) Hutchinson – (iii) Galapagos finches; (d) Gause – (iv) Biodiversity resistance hypothesis.

Answer: C. a-iv, b-iii, c-ii, d-i

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