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Consider the following statements concerning food chains.

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(A)Removal of `80%` tigers from on area resulted in greatly increased growth of vegetation

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(B)Removal of most the carnivores resulted in an increased population of deers

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(C)The length of food chains is generally limited to 3-4 trophic levels due to energy loss

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(D)The length of food chains may vary from 2 to 8 trophic levels

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