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Study the four statements given below and select the two correct ones out of them.
(i) A lion eating a deer and a sparrow feeding on grain ar ecologically similar in being consumers.
(ii) Predator star fish Pisaster helps in maintainting species diversity of some invertebrates .
(iii) Predators ultimately lead to the extinction of praey species.
(iv) Production of chemicals such as nicotine, strychnine by the palnts are metablic disorders.

A

(ii) and (iii)

B

(iii) and (iv)

C

(i) and (iv)

D

(i) and (ii)

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D
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