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What will happen if we kill all the organisms in one trophic level?

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If we kill all the organisms in one trophic level, then transfer of food (and energy ) to the next trophic level If we kill all the organisms in one trophic level will strave and die or migrate to other areas. The will stop due to which the organisms of next trophic level will starve and die or migrate to other areas. The will stop due to which the organisms of next trophic level will also lead to the overpopulation of organisms in the Previous trophic level. These effects will cause an imbalance in the ecosystem. For examle, if we kill all the hcrbivorous animals like deer, rabbits, etc., in a forest, then the carnivorous animals like lions, tigers, etc., will not get food. Due to this, the lions and tigers, etc, will starve and die or migrate from forest and go towards humen sttlements and attack people. Moreover, in the absence of herbivores like deer, rabbuts, etc., the population of the previous trophic level 'plants' (or vegetation) will increase too much (because there are no deer or rabbits to eat them) .All these effects will creat an imbalance in the ecosystem.
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