Read the following statements and choose the correct option: 1. Biological control methods adopted in agricultural pest control are based on the ability of the predator to regulate prey populations 2. Predators help in maintaining species diversity in a community, by reducing the intensity of competition among competing prey species 3. If a predator is too efficient and overexploits its prey, then the prey might beco

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Biological control methods adopted in agricultural pest control are based on the ability of the predator to regulate prey populations. Predators help in maintaining species diversity in a community, by reducing the intensity of competition among competing prey species . If a predator is too efficient and overexploits its prey, then the prey might become extinct and following it, the predator will also become extinct for lack of food . Prey species have evolved various defences to lessen the impact of predation