GENETICS AND EVOLUTION
EVOLUTION
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Question
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Which of the following is a cause of extinction?
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lack of resources
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competition between species
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loss of habitat
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all of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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).
Detailed explanation-2: -The main modern causes of extinction are the loss and degradation of habitat (mainly deforestation), over exploitation (hunting, overfishing), invasive species, climate change, and nitrogen pollution.
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