Biodiversity and its Conservation Question 4
4. Which of the following is the most important cause of animals and plants being driven to extinction?
(a) Over - exploitation
(b) Alien species invasion
(c) Habitat loss and fragmentation
(d) Co-extinctions
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Answer : c
Hints & Solutions
(c) The primary cause of humaninduced extinction events is simply human overpopulation of planet Earth. The most important causal anthropogenic activities are habitat destruction and fragmentation.