Question

Following are the roles of predation, except

• A. it helps in maintaining species diversity in a community.
• B. it is a potent force of organic evolution.
• C. predators act as 'conduits' of energy transfer across trophic levels.
• D. the population of prey is kept under control by the predators.

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Predation is nature's way of transferring energy across trophic levels in the food chain. Predators also help in maintaining species diversity in a community by reducing the intensity of competition among prey species. It also keeps the prey population under control. Predation has not been associated with organic evolution.