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Competitive exclusion

Written by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025
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Verified for the 2027 examโ€ขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025

Definition

The ecological principle that plants with KAR-regulated early germination gain a competitive advantage by establishing before other plants, reducing competition for resources.

AP course connection

Topic 8.5: 8.5 Community Ecology

Unit 8

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