Question

Assertion (A) Predation is an interspecific interaction with a feeding strategy. Reason (R) Predation and their prey maintain fairly stable population through time and rarely one population become abundant or scarce.

• A. Both (A) and (R) are not true
• B. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is a correct explanation of
• C. Only (A) is true (R) is not true
• D. Both (A) and (R) are true bur (R) is not a correct explanation of

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Predation is an interspecific interaction with a feeding strategy, i.e., one species (prey) is eaten up by another (predator). The number of predator usually depends upon the population of prey, but the later is also controlled by predators. Thus, predatory and their prey maintain fairly stable population through time and rarely one population becomes abundant or scarce. Hence, both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation for .