NEETBiologyOrganisms and PopulationsMCQ+4 / −1
Which one of the following statements cannot be connected to Predation?
- AIt helps in maintaining species diversity in a community
- BIt might lead to extinction of a species
- CBoth the integrating species are negatively impacted
- DIt is necessitated by nature to maintain the ecological balance
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Correct answer: C
One of the species in predation gains benefit on the expense of the other. Predators help in maintaining species diversity in a community, by reducing the intensity of competition among competing prey species. If a predator is too efficient and overexploits its prey, then the prey might become extinct.
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