Requirement of predation: (i) Acts as a conduit for energy transfer across trophic levels. (ii) Keep the prey population under control. (iii) Helps in maintaining species diversity in a community by reducing the intensity of competition. (iv) Biological control of pests is based on predation.
Why is predation required in a community of different organisms?
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Requirement of predation:
(i) Acts as a conduit for energy transfer across trophic levels.
(ii) Keep the prey population under control.
(iii) Helps in maintaining species diversity in a community by reducing the intensity of competition.
(iv) Biological control of pests is based on predation.