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Assertion : Predatos maintain species diversity.
Reason : Predators reduce the intensity of competition among competing prey species.

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Predation is an interaction between members of two species in which members of one species capture, kill and eat up members of other species. The former are called predators while the latter are spoken as preys. Predators also help in maintaining species diversity in a community, by reducing the intensity of competition among competing prey species.
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