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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The disappearance of a particular population from a given area, but not of the entire species globally, is called
A
extirpation
B
extinction
C
poaching
D
fragmentation
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The answer is C. Extirpation is the process of totally terminating a particular population in a given place. This does not include the entire species around the world.

Detailed explanation-2: -Extirpation (also known as ‘local extinction’) describes the situation in which a species or population no longer exists within a certain geographical location.

Detailed explanation-3: -Extinction is the complete disappearance of a species from Earth.

Detailed explanation-4: -Extinction versus Extirpation Extinction refers to the process through which organisms or a group of organisms (normally a species) cease to exist. Extirpation is the local extinction of an organism or species, where it/they cease to exist in a particular area but continue to exist elsewhere.

Detailed explanation-5: -Extinction occurs when species are diminished because of environmental forces such as habitat fragmentation, climate change, natural disaster, overexploitation by humans, and pollution, or because of evolutionary changes in their members (genetic inbreeding, poor reproduction, decline in population numbers).

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