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Q. Approximately how much percent of insects are phytophagous?

NTA AbhyasNTA Abhyas 2020Organisms and Populations

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Phytophagous (herbivore predator) are those insects which fees on trees. These group comprise nearly 25% of the total insect population. They consume the plant sap. Plants have developed various ways to overcome the predation of phytophagus as plants cannot run away. Thorns, chemicals are ways to keep insect attack at bay.