The rate of species extinction on Earth is currently very high—perhaps as high as it has been since the time of the dinosaur extinction. Which of the following disruptions is not a major cause of this high extinction rate? Acid rain Climate change Earthquakes Habitat Destruction

The single greatest cause of global species extinction in the next half century will most likely be:Group of answer choicesrise in sea level.global warming.urban air pollution.competition with introduced species.tropical deforestation.

Item 12The largest contributing factor for the current high rate of animal extinctions isMultiple Choiceuncontrolled sport hunting in the developed world.commercial harvesting of wildlife in Africa.drought conditions caused by the greenhouse effect.habitat destruction worldwide.None of these by themselves cause high rates of animal extinctions, but together they combine to cause high rates.

The current extinction rate is similar toMultiple choice question.the background extinction rate.the five mass extinctions that have occurred in the past.that predicted by the five forces of evolution.the normal disappearance rate of species before human intervention.

Which of the following is least likely to cause a species to become extinct due to changes in the environment?

Major causes of extinction of different species includesOptions :Habitat loss and over-huntingClimate change and pollutionDeforestationAll options are correc