Given below is a simplified model of phosphorus cycling in a terrestrial ecosystem with four blanks $(A-D)$. Identify the blanks.

Choose the correct sentence.

Consider the following statements concerning food chains.
$I$. Removal of $80\; \%$ tigers from an area resulted in greatly increased growth of vegetation.
$II.$ Removal of most of the carnivores resulted in an increased population of deers.
$III.$ The length of food chains is generally limited to $3$ to $4$ trophic levels due to energy loss.
$IV.$ The length of food chains may vary from $2$ to $8$ trophic levels.
Which two of the above statements are correct?

The importance of an ecosystem lies in its function of:

The equilibrium of the species is disturbed by

Which of the following statements regarding food chains are considered correct?
$(1)$ Removal of $80\%$ of tigers from an area results in greatly increased growth of vegetation.
$(2)$ Removal of most carnivores results in an increased population of deer.
$(3)$ The length of food chains is generally limited to $3-4$ trophic levels due to energy loss.
$(4)$ The length of food chains can vary from $2$ to $8$ trophic levels.