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In an experiment, freshly hatched larvae of an insect (Khapra beetle) were reared on a basal diet (completediet without cholesterol) with increasing amounts of cholesterol. Results obtained are shown in given the graph.                                                                                                                         [AIIMS] The graph indicates

A) cholesterol is an essential dietary requirementofKhapra beetle

B) growth of Khapra beetle is directly proportional tocholesterol concentration

C) cholesterol concentration of 2 \[\text{ }\!\!\mu\!\!\text{ g/g}\] diet is theoptimum level

D) growth of Khapra beetle is inhibited when cholesterol concentration exceeds 2 \[\text{ }\!\!\mu\!\!\text{ g/g}\] diet