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  4. Assertion: The Nile perch introduced into lake Victoria in East Africa led to the extinction of an ecologically unique assemblage of more than 200 species of cichlid fish in the lake. Reason: When alien species are introduced deliberately for economic or other uses, they often become invasive and cause extinction of indigenous species.

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Q. Assertion : The Nile perch introduced into lake Victoria in East Africa led to the extinction of an ecologically unique assemblage of more than $200$ species of cichlid fish in the lake.
Reason : When alien species are introduced deliberately for economic or other uses, they often become invasive and cause extinction of indigenous species.

Biodiversity and Conservation

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Correct answer is (a) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion