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(D) Predators play a vital role in ecosystems by acting as conduits for energy transfer across trophic levels ($A$ is correct). They keep prey populat

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Predators always overexploit their prey.

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(D) Predators play a vital role in ecosystems by acting as conduits for energy transfer across trophic levels ($A$ is correct). They keep prey populations under control,which prevents prey species from becoming too dominant ($B$ is correct). By keeping prey populations in check,predators help maintain species diversity in a community by preventing any single prey species from outcompeting others ($C$ is correct). However,predators do not 'always' overexploit their prey; in fact,if a predator were to overexploit its prey,the prey might become extinct,leading to the extinction of the predator itself due to lack of food. Therefore,prudent predators generally do not overexploit their prey ($D$ is incorrect).

Column-$I$	Column-$II$
$(a)$ Yucca moth	$(i) \,(+, 0)$
$(b)$ Orchid	$(ii) \,(+, -)$
$(c)$ Hermit crab	$(iii) \,(+, +)$
$(d)$ Plasmodium	$(iv) \,(+, -)$

$A. +/+$	$I. \text{Predation}$
$B. -/-$	$II. \text{Ammensalism}$
$C. +/-$	$III. \text{Competition}$
$D. -/0$	$IV. \text{Mutualism}$

Which statement is incorrect regarding predators?

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Match Column-$I$ with Column-$II$ and select the correct option.
Column-$I$ Column-$II$
$(a)$ Yucca moth $(i) \,(+, 0)$
$(b)$ Orchid $(ii) \,(+, -)$
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