Consider the following statements concerning
food chains:
(i) Removal of 80% tigers from an area resulted
in greatly increased growth of vegetation
(ii) Removal of most of the carnivores resulted
in an increased population of deers
(iii) The length of food chains is generally
limited to 3-4 trophic levels due to energy
loss
(iv) The length of food chains may vary from 2
to 8 trophic levels
Which of two of the above statements are correct ?
(iii), (iv)
(ii), (iii)
(i), (iv)
(i), (ii)
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