Assertion (A): If the lions are removed from a food chain it will not affect the food chain, however

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Assertion (A): If the lions are removed from a food chain it will not affect the food chain, however if the plants are removed from a food chain it will disturb the ecosystem.\ Reason (R): Plants are producers who can make food using sunlight, while lions are consumers.\

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(d):Removal of plants from the food chain have an adverse impact on the ecosystem. But if lions were removed from the food chain, it will also have an adverse affects as lions primarily prey on herbivores, so their removal would lead to an increase in herbivore population. This could cause overgrazing and alter the vegetation.