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(B) Competition is defined as a process in which the fitness of one species (measured in terms of its '$r$',the intrinsic rate of increase) is signifi

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The fitness of one species is significantly lower in the presence of another species.

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(B) Competition is defined as a process in which the fitness of one species (measured in terms of its '$r$',the intrinsic rate of increase) is significantly lower in the presence of another species. Option $A$ describes interference competition,which is a mechanism of competition. Option $C$ refers to Gause's Competitive Exclusion Principle,which is a consequence of competition. Option $B$ provides the most fundamental and comprehensive definition of the biological interaction known as competition.

Column-$I$	Column-$II$
$(a)$ Camouflage	$(i)$ Dendrobates pumilio
$(b)$ Batesian mimicry	$(ii)$ Horse-shoe bat
$(c)$ Warning mimicry	$(iii)$ Monarch butterfly
$(d)$ Echolocation	$(iv)$ Praying Mantis

Which of the following definitions is most appropriate for competition?

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Column-$I$ Column-$II$

$(a)$ Camouflage $(i)$ Dendrobates pumilio

$(b)$ Batesian mimicry $(ii)$ Horse-shoe bat

$(c)$ Warning mimicry $(iii)$ Monarch butterfly

$(d)$ Echolocation $(iv)$ Praying Mantis

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