Which of the Following Best Describes Resource Partitioning

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes resource partitioning?

A) competitive exclusion that results in the success of the superior species
B) slight variations in niche that allow similar species to coexist
C) two species that can coevolve to share identical niches
D) differential resource utilization that results in a decrease in community species diversity
E) a climax community that is reached when no new niches are available