Which one of the following statements cannot be connected to Predation?

(A)It helps in maintaining species diversity in a community
(B)It might lead to extinction of a species
(C)Both the interacting species are negatively impacted
(D)It is necessitated by nature to maintain the ecological balance

The NCERT line that answers it

Verbatim line

Depending on the outcome, these interactions between two species are classified as competition (both species suffer), predation and parasitism (one benefits and the other suffers), commensalism (one benefits and the other is unaffected), amensalism (one is harmed, other unaffected) and mutualism (both species benefit).

Chapter: Organisms and Populations
Section: 11.1.4 Population Interactions
Page: 15
Words matched: 44 of 44

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How this line gives the answer

0, emb=1.0, combined=1.0). Verified: high — The span explicitly states that in predation 'one benefits and the other suffers,' which directly contradicts option C's claim that 'both the interacting species are negatively impacted.'

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