Consider the food chain: Grass --> Deer --> Lion. What will happen if lions are removed from the above food chain?

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Consider the food chain: Grass --> Deer --> Lion. What will happen if lions are removed from the above food chain?

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answered Jan 23, 2018 by faiz (82,347 points) 6 6 11
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Removal of lions from the above food chain will increase the number of deer to such an extent that they will eat up the whole grass. The density of producer like grass will be very much reduced and this will turn the area into a desert.

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