Biodiversity and its Conservation Question 6
6. A species facing extremely high risk of extinction in the immediate future is called:
(a) Vulnerable
(b) Endemic
(c) Critically endangered
(d) Extinct
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Answer : c
Hints & Solutions
(c) Critically Endangered : The taxon facing very high risk of extinction in the wild can become extinct any moment in the immediate future, e.g. Sus salvinus (Pigmy Hog), Berberis nilghiriensis.
