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Consider the food chain:
Grass `rarr` deer `rarr` lion. What happens if all the
(a) lions are removed ?
(b) deer are removed?

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(a) Number of deer increases whidh results in less amount of grass leading to soll erosion.
(b) Food available for lions would be less and amount of grass increases .
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