NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Fast pace of population growth.

Detailed explanation-2: -The human population requires resources to survive and grow, and those resources are being removed unsustainably from the environment. The three greatest proximate threats to biodiversity are habitat loss, overharvesting, and introduction of exotic species.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are three primary anthropogenic processes that lead to species endangerment and extinction-overharvesting; the introduction of nonnative species, including the spread of disease; and habitat destruction. For most endangered species in the United States today, the most serious threat is habitat destruction.