Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence in the passage? Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out essential information. A. Apparent exceptions to this law usually involves cases in which two species compete for the same major resource but occupy slightly different niches. B. Although it may appear that two species always have different niches, many exceptions show that species compete with each other. C. Cases in which two species not only compete for a shared resource but also occupy similar niches are considered exceptions to this law. D. Cases in which the two species do not occupy that same niche yet still compete for the same resource are believed to be exceptions to this law.