Physics NEET Full Syllabus Mock Test 180 Question New Syllabus Mock Test - 14 PCB MCQ (Single Correct)

From an enclosed intertidal area of American Pacific coast, all the predator starfish Pisaster were removed. The effect was

A
many exotic predators invaded and invertebrate species became extinct
B
invertebrate species flourished
C
many invertebrate species became extinct because of interspecific competition
D
many predator species became extinct by the absence of prey starfish.

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C

Predators keep the prey population under control by reducing interspecific competition. Removal of Pisaster resulted in severe interspecific competition and about 10 species of invertebrates became extinct.

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