NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -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-3: -Extinctions happen when a species dies out from cataclysmic events, evolutionary problems, or human interference. The truth is, scientists don’t know how many species of plants, animals, fungi, and bacteria exist on Earth.

Detailed explanation-4: -A species is said to be extinct when it no longer lives anywhere on the planet. Extinction occurs when the last members of a species die because they cannot acquire the food, water, shelter, and/or space necessary to survive.