NEET Biology question

Statement 1: Predators maintain prey populations under control. Statement 2: Predators reduce the intensity of competition among competing prey species.

(A)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is the correct explanation for AssertionCorrect
(B)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
(C)Assertion is True, Reason is False
(D)Assertion is False, Reason is True

Answer: (A)

Solution

Predators do keep prey populations from growing unchecked (statement 1, true), and one of the key mechanisms by which they achieve community-level regulation is by preferentially controlling the more abundant/competitively

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