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  4. Statement I: Predators in nature are ‘prudent'. Statement II: If a predator is too efficient and overexploits its prey, then the prey might become extinct, following which, the predator will also become extinct for lack of food.

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Q. Statement I: Predators in nature are ‘prudent'.
Statement II: If a predator is too efficient and overexploits its prey, then the prey might become extinct, following which, the predator will also become extinct for lack of food.

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If a predator is too efficient and overexploits its prey, then the prey might become extinct and following it, the predator will also become extinct for lack of food, thus predators in nature are ‘prudent.’