Botany-(general)
NEET Botany (general) MCQ Question
Type: MCQ-numerical-Medium-Class 12
In a rocky intertidal community experiment, 10 species of invertebrates became extinct within a year after the removal of which predator due to increased inter-specific competition?
A
Starfish Pisaster
B
Cuckoo
C
Barnacles
D
Cattle Egret
Correct Answer
Option A
Detailed Explanation
The NCERT context describes an experiment where removing the starfish Pisaster from an intertidal area led to the extinction of more than 10 species of invertebrates due to increased competition.
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