NEET Biology question

Major causes of large number of species extinction are 1. habitat loss and fragmentation 2. co-extinction 3. over-exploitation 4. Alien species invasions

(A)(i) and (ii) only
(B)(i), (ii) and (iii) only
(C)(ii), (iii) and (iv) only
(D)(i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)Correct

Answer: (D)

Solution

The major causes of large-scale species extinction, collectively called "the evil quartet," are habitat loss and fragmentation (i), co-extinction (ii), over-exploitation (iii), and alien species invasions (iv). Since

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