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Grade 12th pass10 grade science

What will happen if deer is missing in the food chain given below? Grass → Deer → Tiger (a) The population of tiger increases. (b) The population of grass decreases. (c) Tiger will start eating grass. (d) The population of tiger decreases and the population of grass increases.

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5 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Pawan Prajapati
5 Years ago
(d) If deer is missing in the given food chain, there will not be sufficient food for the tigers. Some of the tigers will die because of starvation and hence, the population of tigers will decrease. Since, grass is eaten by deers, the population of grass will also increase whefl deer is missing.