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The loss of one species may lead to exti...

The loss of one species may lead to extinction of another. Explain it by taking an example.

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If any species becomes, extinct, then other species depending upon this in an obligatory way also become extinct. For example, when a fish species which is a host for number of parasites become extinct, then depending parasitic species on the host will also become extinct.
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