Consider the following statements
concerning food chains
i) Removal of 80% tigers from an area
resulted in greatly increased growth of vegetation.
ii) Removal of most of the carnivores
resulted in an increased population of deers.
iii) The length of food chains is
generally limited to 3 – 4 trophic levels due to energy loss.
iv) The length of food chains may vary
from 2 to 8 trophic levels.