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What will happen to an ecosystem if:
(a) All producers are removed,
(b) All organisms of herbivore level are eliminated, and
(c) All top carnivore population is removed.

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(a) If all producers are removed: The ecosystem will not survive because of non-availability of biomass and energy to support consumers.
(b) All organisms upto herbivore level are eliminated: Producers will survive but those plants which are pollinated by herbivores will not multiply and soon perish.
(c) All top carnivore population is removed: The increased number of herbivores will lead desertification due to overgrazing.
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