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Read the following statements w.r.t predation and select the two wrong statement
(i) Predators help in maintaining species diversity in a community.
(ii) Predators in nature are prudent .
(iii) Predators cannot reduce the intensity of competition among competing prey species .
(iv) Predators do not act as conduits for energy transfer across trophic levels .

A

i and ii

B

iii and iv

C

i and iii

D

ii and iii

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B
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