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CBSE 2024 · Region 2 · Set 1 · Q28
Predation is referred to as a detrimental interaction. Explain any three positive roles, supported by an example each, that a predator plays in an…
Predation is referred to as a detrimental interaction. Explain any three positive roles, supported by an example each, that a predator plays in an ecosystem.
Marking-scheme solution
Predators act as conduits for energy transfer across trophic levels.
for example→
Grass → Goat → Lion / Lion (Predator) transfers the energy fixed by plants and the Ecosystem.
Predators keep prey populations under control.
e.g. Cactus feeding predator (moth) control the spreading of the prickly pear cactus.Predators help in maintaining species diversity by reducing the intensity of competition
among competing prey species.
e.g. extinction of more than $\displaystyle 10$ species of invertebrates due to removal of starfish
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