Gause's experiments with Paramecium growing in test tubes demonstrated that
A)organisms with similar niches evolve enough to survive in different niches.
B)organisms with slightly different nutritional requirements change to become exclusive competitors.
C)organisms with similar nutritional requirements may compete to the point of extinction.
D)organisms with slightly different nutritional requirements change to become exclusive competitors, and organisms with similar nutritional requirements may compete to the point of extinction.
E)organisms with similar niches evolve enough to survive in different niches, and organisms with similar nutritional requirements may compete to the point of extinction.

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Gause's experiments demonstrated the principle of competitive exclusion, where two species competing for the same limited resources cannot coexist at constant population values, leading to the extinction of one species.

Gause's Experiments with Paramecium Growing in Test Tubes Demonstrated That