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Question
What will happen if deer is missing in the food chain given below?
Grass → Deer → Tiger
Options
The population of tiger increases
The population of grass decreases
Tiger will start eating grass
The population of tiger decreases and the population of grass increases.
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Solution
The population of tigers decreases and the density of grass increases.
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