GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Extinction is the complete disappearance of a species from Earth. Species go extinct every year, but historically the average rate of extinction has been very slow with a few exceptions.

Detailed explanation-2: -Extinction is the death of all members of a species of plants, animals, or other organisms. One of the most dramatic examples of a modern extinction is the passenger pigeon.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are two main types of extinction: Mass extinction and background extinction.

Detailed explanation-4: -Humans also cause other species to become extinct by hunting, overharvesting, introducing invasive species to the wild, polluting, and changing wetlands and forests to croplands and urban areas. Even the rapid growth of the human population is causing extinction by ruining natural habitats.

Detailed explanation-5: -“Extinction is the process of evolution that leads to the disappearance of a population or species.”