There is more competition for survival between

Definition / Explanation: Ectoparasites

There is more competition for survival between:

Which of the following represents the correct population interaction?

Given below are two statements:
Statement $I:$ Gause's 'Competitive Exclusion Principle' states that two closely related species competing for the same resources cannot co-exist indefinitely and the competitively inferior one will be eliminated eventually.
Statement $II:$ In general,carnivores are more adversely affected by competition than herbivores.
In the light of the above statements,choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion $A$ and the other is labelled as Reason $R$:
Assertion $(A)$: Recent studies do not entirely support the Gause's 'Competitive Exclusion Principle' in nature.
Reason $(R)$: Recent studies of competition rule out the occurrence of interspecific competition in nature.
In the light of the above statements,choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below: