What is the major difference between competitive exclusion and local extinction?
A - In competitive exclusion, a species disappears completely from an area, while in local extinction a species becomes specialists in certain parts of a local area.
B - In competitive exclusion, a species disappears only partly from a local area, while in local extinction a species disappears completely from that area.
C - In competitive exclusion, a species disappears completely from an area, while in local extinction a species disappears only from a part of a local area.
D - In competitive exclusion, a species specializes in certain parts of a local area, while in local extinction a species disappears from part of the local area.
Answer: B - In competitive exclusion, a species disappears only partly from a local area, while in local extinction a species disappears completely from that area.