Competition for light, nutrients and space is most severe between [1988] (a) closely related organism growing in different niches (b) closely related organisms growing in the same area/niche (c) distantly related organisms growing in the same habitat (d) distantly related organisms growing in different niches
Option C. Competition of light, nutrients and space is most severe between closely related organisms growing in the same area/niche, due to overproduction of population in the same area/ niche.