In the food chain Grass → Deer → Lion operating in a forest, what will happen if all the
(a) Lions are removed
(b) Deer are removed.

Question

In the food chain Grass &rarr; Deer &rarr; Lion operating in a forest, what will happen if all the
(a) Lions are removed
(b) Deer are removed.

Shiksha Nation · Accepted Answer

(a) Removal of Lions. It will cause spurt in population of deer so much so that whole of grass can disappear resulting in conversion of the area into desert and death of the deer as well.
(b) Removal of Deer Lions will die of starvation.

In the food chain Grass → Deer → Lion operating in a forest, what will happen if all the (a) Lions are removed (b) Deer are removed.

Verified Answer

In the food chain Grass → Deer → Lion operating in a forest, what will happen if all the

(a) Lions are removed

(b) Deer are removed.