____ is when one organism successfully outcompetes another organism and excludes it from a particular area or niche.
A) Predation
B) Resource partitioning
C) Parasitism
D) Competitive exclusion
E) Commensalism

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Competitive exclusion is the process by which one species outcompetes and excludes another species from a specific area or niche. This results in one species being dominant over the other and occupying the niche without competition. Predation, resource partitioning, parasitism, and commensalism are all different processes that do not necessarily result in the exclusion of one species by another.

____ Is When One Organism Successfully Outcompetes Another Organism and Excludes