What is true about the phosphorus cycle?
$I.$ Rocks are the natural reservoirs of phosphorus.
$II.$ Weathering of sedimentary rocks makes phosphate available to the soil.
$III.$ Herbivores and carnivores obtain phosphorus from plants directly or indirectly.
Choose the correct option.

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

What is the approximate amount of carbon fixed in the biosphere annually through photosynthesis?

Which of the following is responsible for the high biomass in an aquatic ecosystem?

Water plants provide ....... to water animals.

$A$: Decomposers are excluded from the food chains.
$R$: They act on all trophic levels of a food chain.