OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
DIVERSITY AMONG LIFE FORMS
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Question
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Passenger pigeons were a popular food in the early United States until they became extinct during the last century. What is the most likely reason that this extinction occurred?
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over-harvesting
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the recent ice age
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Passenger pigeons (Ectopistes migratorious) were once one of the most abundant birds on our planet, living in United States. But hunting on a very massive scale (over exploitation) by humans, as well as deforestation, lead to their extinction.
Detailed explanation-2: -Passenger Pigeon-Ectopistes migratorius As American settlers pressed westward, passenger pigeons were slaughtered by the million yearly for their meat and shipped by railway carloads for sale in city markets. Hunters often raided their nesting grounds and annihilated entire colonies in a single breeding season.
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