{"id":537,"date":"2023-06-12T13:16:36","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T07:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=537"},"modified":"2024-04-03T07:12:14","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:42:14","slug":"q-due-to-some-reasons-if-there-is-a-huge-fall-in-the-population-of-species-of-butterflies-what-could-be-its-likely-consequenc-consequences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-due-to-some-reasons-if-there-is-a-huge-fall-in-the-population-of-species-of-butterflies-what-could-be-its-likely-consequenc-consequences","title":{"rendered":"Q. Due to some reasons, if there is a huge fall in the population of species of butterflies, what could be its likely consequenc \/consequences?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\">\n<li>Pollination of some plants&nbsp;<strong>could be<\/strong>&nbsp;adversely affected.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There could be a&nbsp;<strong>drastic increase<\/strong>&nbsp;in the fungal infections of some cultivated plants.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It could lead to a fall in the population of&nbsp;<strong>some species<\/strong>&nbsp;of wasps, spiders and birds.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Select the correct answer using the code given below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"mcq wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 and 3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 and 3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1, 2 and 3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (c) 1 and 3 only<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Notes:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Butterflies (also bees)&nbsp;<strong>play an important&nbsp;role in the pollination of plants and the production of crops.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Butterflies transport&nbsp;pollen&nbsp;<strong>grains from one place to another.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>So if there is a huge fall in the population of species of butterflies,&nbsp;<strong>pollination of some plants could be adversely affected.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>As there are no reasons (not proven)<\/strong>&nbsp;for a drastic increase in the fungal infections of some cultivated plants.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It&nbsp;<strong>could lead to a fall in the population of some species of wasps, spiders, and birds because these species are the predators of butterflies<\/strong>, so if the population decreases then these predators lose&nbsp;their major food 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