| (i) A lion eating a deer and a sparrow feeding on grain are ecologically similar in being consumers |
| (ii) Predator star fish Pisaster helps in maintaining species diversity of some invertebrates |
| (iii) Predators ultimately lead to the extinction of prey species |
| (iv) Production of chemicals such as nicotine, strychnine by the plants are metabolic disorders |
| The two correct statements are: |
A) (ii) and (iii)
B) (iii) and (iv)
C) (i) and (iv)
D) (i)and(ii)
Correct Answer: D
Solution :
[d] The statements (i) and (ii) are correct. Statement (iii) is incorrect because predators cannot lead to the extinction of prey species. Predator and prey evolve together. Statement (iv) is incorrect because chemicals such as nicotine and strychnine produced by the plants are not metabolic disorders but are metabolic wastes.
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