Consider the following statements concerning food chains:
(a) Removal of 80% tigers from an area resulted in greatly increased growth of vegetation
(b) Removal of most of the carnivores resulted in an increased population of deer
(c) The length of food chains is generally limited to 3 - 4 trophic levels due to energy loss.
(d) The length of food chains may vary from 2 to 8 trophic levels.Which two of the above statements are correct?
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Assertion: In a food chain members of successive higher levels are fewer in number. Reason: Number of organisms at any trophic level depends upon the availability of organisms which serve as food at the lower level. The correct answer is: |
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